Full Result 11.00 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 7 November 2002

Al Diyafa Trophy (Handicap)

(70-100, 3yo+) 7f Fast

1st £9,815 2nd £4,710 3rd £2,745 4th £1,765 5th £590

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	. Valentino II Gerald Avranche N De Croutte	Gerald Avranche N De Croutte	5	99	–	–	–	–
ch h Nureyev (USA) - Divine Danse (FR) (Kris)
Towards rear, last straight, ridden and ran on well to lead final 100yds, pushed out

2⁽³⁾ 2	. Meshty (IRE) G Hind Allan M Smith	G Hind Allan M Smith	7	89	–	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Merry Devil (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on until headed final 100yds

3⁽⁵⁾ shd [2]	. Cherry Pickings (USA) Wayne Smith E Charpy	Wayne Smith E Charpy	5	81	–	–	–	–
b h Miner's Mark (USA) - Cherry D'Or (USA) (Cassaleria)
Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	. Muthaaber Willie Supple Kiaran McLaughlin	Willie Supple Kiaran McLaughlin	4	89	–	–	–	–
br c Machiavellian (USA) - Raheefa (USA) (Riverman)
Towards rear, headway on inside straight, kept on same pace final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ 4 [7¾]	. Next Knight (USA) Ted Durcan S Seemar	Ted Durcan S Seemar	3	85	–	–	–	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Zitkala (CAN) (Regal Classic)
Towards rear, 7th straight, kept on same pace final 2f

6⁽²⁾ 2¼ [10]	. Shather (IRE) C Tellier E Charpy	C Tellier E Charpy	5	88 b	–	–	–	–
bb h Goofalik (USA) - Western Pride (GER) (Priamos)
Mid-division, 4th straight, weakened over 1f out

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [12½]	. Speedfit Too (IRE) S Hamel M Al Kurdi	S Hamel M Al Kurdi	7	81	–	–	–	–
b h Scenic (IRE) - Safka (USA) (Irish River)
Towards rear, 8th and wide straight, soon weakened

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [14]	. Qawaqeb (USA) N Cordrey James Naylor	N Cordrey James Naylor	4	96	–	–	–	–
br c A.P. Indy (USA) - Roamin Rachel (USA) (Mining)
Disputed lead, headed 1 1/2f out soon weakened

9⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [16¼]	. Access Denied (FR) Richard Mullen Kiaran McLaughlin	Richard Mullen Kiaran McLaughlin	3	83 v	–	–	–	–
b c Revoque (IRE) - Forentia (Formidable I)
Disputed lead, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened

10⁽⁹⁾ 12 [28¼]	. Luzern D Biggs Christian Wroe	D Biggs Christian Wroe	6	85	–	–	–	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Luana (Shaadi)
Prominent early, ridden and weakened straight

Winning time: 1m 25.18s (slow by 2.08s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Sheikh Isa Bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa (Valentino II) 1st breeder: Hascombe And Valiant Studs
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Meshty)
3rd owner: H E Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed (Cherry Pickings)

11:00 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 7 Nov 2002

Al Diyafa Trophy (Handicap)