Full Result 5.30 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 27 December 2007

Ford Cup (Rated Conditions) (Dirt)

(0-110, 3yo+) 6f Fast

1st £9,179.42 2nd £3,059.81 3rd £1,682.89 4th £917.94 5th £458.97

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	10. Sea Hunter Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	5	810 tv	90	–	95	–
b h Lend A Hand - Ocean Grove (IRE) (Fairy King)
Broke awkwardly, pushed along 3f out, ran on well final 1 1/2f, led 100yds out, easily

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¼	4. Bennie Blue (SAF) Ahmed Ajtebi ⁶ M F De Kock	Ahmed Ajtebi ⁶ M F De Kock	5	89	104	–	90	–
ch h Rich Man's Gold (USA) - Biloxi Blue (SAF) (Al Mufti)
Raced in rear, ridden 3f out, ran on well final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

3⁽⁴⁾ ¼ [3½]	5. Visionist (IRE) Wayne Smith Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Wayne Smith Musabbeh Al Mheiri	5	91	100	–	89	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Lady Taufan (IRE) (Taufan)
Tracked leaders in centre, going well 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, one pace final 100yds

4⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	8. Conceal D Smith Rashed Bouresly	D Smith Rashed Bouresly	9	810	87	–	81	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Mystery Play (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Well away, led nearside, hard ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on same pace

5⁽¹⁾ shd [4¾]	2. Salaam Dubai (AUS) Richard Mullen A Selvaratnam	Richard Mullen A Selvaratnam	6	97 v	110	–	91	–
b g Secret Savings (USA) - Gulistan (AUS) (Rubiton)
Tracked leader in centre, ridden to challenge 2 1/2f out, kept on same pace

6⁽²⁾ 1 [5¾]	6. Comandante Xara (BRZ) Keagan Latham A Selvaratnam	Keagan Latham A Selvaratnam	4	812 b	93	–	79	–
gr c Bonapartiste (FR) - Massabielle (BRZ) (Executioner)
Mid-division on far side, ridden 3f out, not quicken final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [6]	3. Taqseem (IRE) Martin Dwyer Musabbeh Al Mheiri	Martin Dwyer Musabbeh Al Mheiri	4	93	104	–	84	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Elshamms (Zafonic)
Prominent near side, ridden 3f out, never able to challenge

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6½]	1. Terrific Challenge (USA) Ted Durcan Doug Watson	Ted Durcan Doug Watson	5	911 tb	109	–	90	–
ch h Royal Academy (USA) - Clever Empress (Crafty Prospector)
Prominent in centre, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened final 1 1/2f

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	12. Yalaad (NZ) P Devlin M F De Kock	P Devlin M F De Kock	5	87	80	–	69	–
b h Volksraad - Madam Valeta (NZ) (Palace Music)
Raced in rear, pushed along 3 1/2f out, switched to centre 3f out, never able to challenge

10⁽³⁾ 2½ [10¼]	7. Doctor Hilary Daragh O'Donohoe S Seemar	Daragh O'Donohoe S Seemar	5	812 tv	93	–	66	–
b h Mujahid (USA) - Agony Aunt (Formidable I)
Raced in rear, never able to challenge

11⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [12½]	9. Raging Creek (USA) A Papaioannoy Rashed Bouresly	A Papaioannoy Rashed Bouresly	8	90 2 t	94	–	61	–
b h Storm Creek (USA) - Yardstick (USA) (Sunny Clime)
Tracked leaders in centre, ridden 3 1/2f out, never able to challenge

12⁽⁹⁾ 7½ [20]	11. New Halo (PER) Rory Cleary D Selvaratnam	Rory Cleary D Selvaratnam	5	87	–	–	32	–
ch h Domingo I (USA) - American Francis (ARG)
Broke awkwardly, soon pushed along in last, never able to challenge

12 ran Winning time: 1m 11.12s (slow by 0.62s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan (Sea Hunter) 1st breeder: Bearstone Stud
2nd owner: Sh Mohd Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum/H Wolfaardt (Bennie Blue)
3rd owner: Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (Visionist)

5:30 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 27 Dec 2007

Ford Cup (Rated Conditions) (Dirt)