Full Result 4.50 Meydan (UAE) | 29 December 2016

EGA Excellence Trophy (Handicap) (Dirt)

(85-98, 3yo+) 7f Fast

1st £21,072.09 2nd £7,024.03 3rd £3,863.22 4th £2,107.21 5th £1,053.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Desert Force 10/11F Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	4	94	97	80	114	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Mail The Desert (IRE) (Desert Prince)
Soon led, clear 2 1/2f out, ran on well, impressive

2⁽⁵⁾ 7¾	2. Heavy Metal 14/1 Antonio Fresu S bin Ghadayer	Antonio Fresu S bin Ghadayer	6	95	98	56	92	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Rock Opera (SAF) (Lecture)
Mid-division, ran on final 2 1/2f but no chance with winner

3⁽⁷⁾ 2 [9¾]	1. Comicas (USA) 5/2 Colm O'Donoghue Charlie Appleby	Colm O'Donoghue Charlie Appleby	3	95 b	98	50	87	–
ch g Distorted Humor (USA) - Abby's Angel (USA) (Touch Gold)
Tracked leader, every chance 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [11¼]	10. Riflescope (IRE) 50/1 Richard Mullen S Seemar	Richard Mullen S Seemar	3	89	89	35	73	–
b g Raven's Pass (USA) - Red Intrigue (IRE) (Selkirk)
Tracked leaders, every chance 3f out, one pace final 2f

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [12]	7. Winslow (USA) 11/1 Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	4	811	91	35	73	–
b g Distorted Humor (USA) - Justwhistledixie (USA) (Dixie Union)
Slowly into stride, never near to challenge but ran on final 2 1/2f

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	8. Philosopher (IRE) 40/1 Adam McLean ⁶ S bin Ghadayer	Adam McLean ⁶ S bin Ghadayer	4	85 1 b	90	31	69	–
ch g Shamardal (USA) - Philae (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Tracked leaders until weakened final 3f

7⁽⁸⁾ 2 [15¼]	9. Alareef (SAF) 10/1 Dane O'Neill M F De Kock	Dane O'Neill M F De Kock	6	89 b	89	23	62	–
b g Stronghold - Modraj (Machiavellian)
Never better than mid-division

8⁽²⁾ ¾ [16]	4. Ajraam (USA) 10/1 Fernando Jara M Al Mheiri	Fernando Jara M Al Mheiri	6	92	95	28	67	–
b g Daaher (CAN) - Abby Road (IRE) (Danehill)
Never better than mid-division

9⁽¹⁾ 25 [41]	6. Not A Given (USA) 25/1 Tadhg O'Shea A R Al Rayhi	Tadhg O'Shea A R Al Rayhi	7	811 t	91	–	–	–
b g Any Given Saturday (USA) - Any For Love (ARG) (Southern Halo)
Slowly into stride, always in rear

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 9½ [50½]	11. English Deer (IRE) 66/1 Jacob Butterfield A R Al Rayhi	Jacob Butterfield A R Al Rayhi	6	88 t	88	–	–	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Ya Hajar (Lycius)
Never near to challenge

10 ran Winning time: 1m 23.97s (slow by 0.57s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Mohd Khalifa Al Basti (Desert Force) 1st breeder: Newsells Park Stud
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Heavy Metal)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Comicas)

Industry SP's shown

4:50 Meydan (UAE) 29 Dec 2016

EGA Excellence Trophy (Handicap) (Dirt)