Full Result 4.00 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 27 December 2007

Mercury Oaks Handicap (Dirt)

(50-75, 3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £3,671.77 2nd £1,223.92 3rd £673.16 4th £367.18 5th £183.59

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. Airbuss (IRE) Rory Cleary D Selvaratnam	Rory Cleary D Selvaratnam	4	94	70	–	78	–
b g Mozart (IRE) - Kardelle (Kalaglow)
In rear of main group, smooth progress to track leaders 3f out, led 2f out, comfortably

2⁽⁴⁾ 2¾	6. Liwa (IRE) Wayne Smith Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Wayne Smith Musabbeh Al Mheiri	4	811 v	64	–	65	–
b g Mozart (IRE) - Pilgrim's Way (USA) (Gone West)
Tracked leading pair, going well 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, ran on but no chance with winner

3⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [5¼]	7. Better Mix (USA) Martin Dwyer Doug Watson	Martin Dwyer Doug Watson	8	86 tb	58	–	55	–
b g Gold Fever (USA) - Barbara's Nemesis (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)
Well away, tracked leaders, led 3 1/2f out, headed 2 1/2f out, kept on same pace

4⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [7½]	2. Fight (USA) Ted Durcan Doug Watson	Ted Durcan Doug Watson	8	94 t	70	–	63	–
b g Darshaan - Legal Opinion (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
In rear of main group, going well 3 1/2f out, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2 1/2f out, ran on final 1 1/2f

5⁽²⁾ 5¼ [12¾]	5. Jumhoor (IRE) Ahmed Ajtebi ⁶ Mohamed Ramadan	Ahmed Ajtebi ⁶ Mohamed Ramadan	7	87 tp	65	–	47	–
b h Bahhare (USA) - West Of Eden (Crofter)
Mid-division, dropped to rear 4f out, no room on rail 3f out, not recover

6⁽³⁾ shd [12¾]	4. Jackson (BRZ) Willie Supple Doug Watson	Willie Supple Doug Watson	5	91 b	67	–	49	–
ch g Clackson (BRZ) - More Luck (BRZ) (Baynoun)
Ridden to lead, headed 3 1/2f out, soon weakened

7⁽⁶⁾ 8 [20¾]	8. Civilisation (IRE) Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	4	83 t	55	–	21	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Electric Society (IRE) (Law Society)
Slowly away, settled in rear, ridden to challenge 3 1/2f out, wide 3f out, soon beaten

8⁽¹⁾ dist [50¾]	3. Spear (IRE) Daragh O'Donohoe Doug Watson	Daragh O'Donohoe Doug Watson	5	94 v	70	–	–	–
b h Almutawakel I - Les Hurlants (IRE) (Barathea)
Raced in last, soon tailed off

8 ran Winning time: 2m 4.09s (slow by 2.39s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Airbuss) 1st breeder: Roger Charlton & Floors Farming
2nd owner: Sheikh Saeed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Liwa)
3rd owner: Steeds Syndicate (Better Mix)

4:00 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 27 Dec 2007

Mercury Oaks Handicap (Dirt)