Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 25 July 2009

Abu Dhabi International Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) 7f Good

1st £93,465 2nd £27,990 3rd £13,995 4th £7,005 5th £3,495 6th £1,755

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Al Muheer (IRE) 40/1 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	4	810 b	99	109	110	–
b c Diktat - Dominion Rose (USA) (Spinning World)
Held up well behind, not much room well over 1f out, ridden and good headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, edged right under pressure but held on well final furlong (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the colt benefitted by having blinkers re-fitted and appeared better suited by the track.)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	19. Secret Society 5/1 Hayley Turner Michael Bell	Hayley Turner Michael Bell	3	83 3	99	105	106	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Shady Point (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leader going well over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, immediately headed, battled on well but always just held (op 13-2)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [2]	6. Redford (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hughes Michael Bell	Richard Hughes Michael Bell	4	811	100	103	106	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Ida Lupino (IRE) (Statoblest)
Steadied start, held up well behind, still last 3f out, not much room briefly 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression final 100yds (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	13. Genki (IRE) 20/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	5	87	96	95	98	–
ch g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Emma's Star (ITY) (Darshaan)
Very awkward leaving stalls and very slowly away, held up behind, headway on far side over 2f out, chased leaders and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 16-1)

5⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [4¾]	15. Signor Peltro 20/1 Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	6	87	96	90	94	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Pewter Lass (Dowsing)
Held up in midfield, headway going well 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and headed 1f out, outpaced final furlong (tchd 22-1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [5½]	7. Taqdeyr 12/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	4	810	99	91	95	–
ch g Dubai Destination (USA) - Pastorale (Nureyev)
Raced keenly, chased leader until led 5f out until well over 2f out, still every chance and ridden 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, plugged on same pace final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 14-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [7½]	11. Giganticus (USA) 25/1 Eddie Ahern B W Hills	Eddie Ahern B W Hills	6	89	98	85	89	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Shy Princess (USA) (Irish River)
Bumped start, held up in rear, not much room when looking for run 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never going to reach leaders

8⁽²¹⁾ ½ [8]	5. Racer Forever (USA) 14/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	6	91 b	104	89	93	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Ras Shaikh (USA) (Sheikh Albadou)
Held up in midfield, shaken up well over 1f out, ridden and found little over 1f out, well held final furlong (op 16-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [8¼]	16. Nanton (USA) 33/1 Martin Dwyer Jim Goldie	Martin Dwyer Jim Goldie	7	85	94	78	83	–
rg g Spinning World (USA) - Grab The Green (USA) (Cozzene)
Behind and ridden over 5f out, stayed on past beaten horses from over 1f out, never near leaders (tchd 40-1)

10⁽¹⁹⁾ ¾ [9]	14. Orpsie Boy (IRE) 50/1 Kirsty Milczarek Nick Littmoden	Kirsty Milczarek Nick Littmoden	6	87	96	78	83	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Nordicolini (IRE) (Nordico)
In touch, headway to chase leaders entering final 2f, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, soon beaten

11⁽⁶⁾ 2 [11]	9. Roaring Forte (IRE) 9/2J Ryan Moore William Haggas	Ryan Moore William Haggas	4	810	99	75	80	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Descant (USA) (Nureyev)
Chased leaders, disputing 2nd place and ridden 2f out, weakened under pressure over 1f out (tchd 11-2 in places)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 2 [13]	20. Crackdown (IRE) 9/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	3	81	97	63	69	–
b g Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Whitefoot (Be My Chief)
Led for 2f, chased leaders after until weakened under pressure well over 1f out (op 12-1, tchd 14-1 in places)

13⁽¹³⁾ shd [13¼]	18. Thebes 33/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	4	84 3	93	62	68	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - See You Later (Emarati)
Chased leader until went 2nd over 4f out, led well over 2f out until driven and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

14⁽¹⁶⁾ 3½ [16¾]	1. Diana's Choice (SAF) 66/1 Pat Cosgrave M F De Kock	Pat Cosgrave M F De Kock	4	97 t	110	68	76	–
b f Windrush (USA) - Fly To The Stars (SAF) (Desert Team)
Awkward leaving stalls and very slowly away, held up behind, short-lived effort under pressure and hung right entering final 2f, soon well beaten (tchd 50-1)

15⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [19¼]	12. Captain Brilliance (USA) 9/2J Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda	Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda	4	89	98	48	57	–
ch c Officer (USA) - Bloomin Genius (USA) (Beau Genius)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened under pressure well over 1f out (jockey said colt hung left from halfway) (tchd 5-1 and 11-2 in place)

16⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [19¾]	4. Stubbs Art (IRE) 20/1 K Shea M F De Kock	K Shea M F De Kock	4	92 tb	105	53	63	–
ch g Hawk Wing (USA) - Rich Dancer (Halling)
Awkward leaving stalls and slowly into stride, always towards rear, switched left and brief effort 2f out, never near leaders (op 25-1)

17⁽⁹⁾ hd [19¾]	2. Dohasa (IRE) 18/1 Keagan Latham G M Lyons	Keagan Latham G M Lyons	4	96	109	57	66	–
b g Bold Fact (USA) - Zara's Birthday (IRE) (Waajib)
In touch until ridden and beaten over 2f out, well behind final furlong (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

18⁽⁵⁾ nse [20]	10. Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 40/1 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	7	89	98	46	55	–
b h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Pescara (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, effort and edged right entering final 2f, soon weakened

19⁽²⁾ 2¾ [22¾]	21. Esoterica (IRE) 100/1 Nicky Mackay Jim Goldie	Nicky Mackay Jim Goldie	6	713 v	88	28	38	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Mysterious Plans (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Slowly into stride, always in rear, effort and edged left over 2f out, soon behind

20⁽²²⁾ 4 [26¾]	3. Leandros (FR) 40/1 Emmet McNamara ⁵ G M Lyons	Emmet McNamara ⁵ G M Lyons	4	811 p	105	33	44	–
br g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Logjam (IRE) (Royal Academy)
In touch until ridden and weakened over 2f out, well behind from over 1f out (op 50-1)

21⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [29]	17. Horatio Carter 25/1 Alan Munro Kevin Ryan	Alan Munro Kevin Ryan	4	84	93	14	26	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Jitterbug (IRE) (Marju)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out, well behind and eased inside final furlong

21 ran Off time: 3:57:00 Winning time: 1m 26.86s (slow by 1.16s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Jeninsky (self certificate)
1st owner: Saeed Manana (Al Muheer) 1st breeder: Foursome Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum (Secret Society)
3rd owner: Highclere T'bred Racing (Housemaster) (Redford)
Tote win: £53.30 PL: £9.60 £1.70 £2.40 Ex: £597.40 CSF: £217.54 Tricast: £2,281.98 Trifecta: £2,726.50 Pool: £18164.96 - 4.93 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 56 (38%) M [8-15] 52 (38%) H [16-22] 42 (24%)

3:50 Ascot 25 Jul 2009

Abu Dhabi International Stakes (Heritage Handicap)