Full Result 4.00 Meydan (UAE) | 30 March 2024

Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m4f11yds) 1m4f Good

1st £2,740,157.48 2nd £944,881.89 3rd £472,440.94 4th £236,220.47 5th £141,732.28 6th £94,488.19 7th £47,244.09 8th £47,244.09

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	4. Rebel's Romance (IRE) 25/1 William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	6	90	120	90	123	–
br g Dubawi (IRE) - Minidress (Street Cry)
Pressed leader early, raced in second after 2f, led over 1f out, soon clear, kept on well, ridden out (tchd 20/1)

2⁽²⁾ 2	5. Shahryar (JPN) 33/1 Cristian Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara	Cristian Demuro Hideaki Fujiwara	6	90 h	121	86	120	–
bb h Deep Impact (JPN) - Dubai Majesty (USA) (Essence Of Dubai)
Prominent, went second inside final furlong, kept on

3⁽⁹⁾ 1 [3]	12. Liberty Island (JPN) 2/1 Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida	Yuga Kawada Mitsumasa Nakauchida	4	88	121	80	113	–
b f Duramente (JPN) - Yankee Rose (AUS) (All American)
Midfield, on outer home turn, headway over 1f out, hung left but kept on well inside final furlong, went third final 110yds (op 5/2)

4⁽³⁾ nk [3¼]	2. Justin Palace (JPN) 12/1 Joao Moreira Haruki Sugiyama	Joao Moreira Haruki Sugiyama	5	90	121	83	118	–
br h Deep Impact (JPN) - Palace Rumor (USA) (Royal Anthem)
Prominent, outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong (tchd 11/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [3½]	10. Emily Upjohn 6/1 Kieran Shoemark John & Thady Gosden	Kieran Shoemark John & Thady Gosden	5	89 h	121	77	113	–
b m Sea The Stars (IRE) - Hidden Brief (Barathea)
Midfield, steady headway over 1f out, disputing fourth inside final furlong, kept on (op 5/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 2 [5½]	3. Point Lonsdale (IRE) 100/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	5	90	116	78	114	–
b h Australia - Sweepstake (IRE) (Acclamation)
Prominent, pushed along early, led after 1f, headed over 1f out, lost second inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds

7⁽⁶⁾ 3¾ [9¼]	1. Junko 25/1 Maxime Guyon A Fabre	Maxime Guyon A Fabre	5	90	117	70	108	–
b g Intello (GER) - Lady Zuzu (USA) (Dynaformer)
Held up in rear, outpaced 2f out, no chance but kept on inside final furlong

8⁽⁸⁾ 2 [11¼]	11. Stars On Earth (JPN) 16/1 Frankie Dettori Mizuki Takayanagi	Frankie Dettori Mizuki Takayanagi	5	89	119	61	100	–
b m Duramente (JPN) - Southern Stars (Smart Strike)
Started quickly, led, prominent when headed after 1f, dropped to midfield after 3f, weakened inside final furlong (rider advised that the mare hung right throughout)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [11¾]	6. Simca Mille (IRE) 66/1 James Doyle A De Mieulle	James Doyle A De Mieulle	5	90 t	115	65	104	–
ch h Tamayuz - Swertia (Pivotal)
Midfield, weakened final furlong (op 80/1 tchd 40/1)

10⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [14]	7. Sisfahan (FR) 200/1 Lukas Delozier Henk Grewe	Lukas Delozier Henk Grewe	6	90	115	60	101	–
ch h Isfahan (GER) - Kendalee (FR) (Kendargent)
Always behind (op 150/1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [16]	8. Spirit Dancer 25/1 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	7	90	118	56	98	–
b g Frankel - Queen's Dream (GER) (Oasis Dream)
Always behind (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to lame in the right-fore leg)

12⁽⁷⁾ 5¾ [21¾]	9. Auguste Rodin (IRE) 11/8F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	813	125	45	88	–
br c Deep Impact (JPN) - Rhododendron (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression and weakened over 1f out (rider advised that the colt settled towards the rear of the field in his usual racing position, however failed to run on when placed under pressure; added that the horse had a record of either winning or running extremely poorly; post-race vet exam failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 5/4)

12 ran Winning time: 2m 26.72s (fast by 0.58s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Godolphin (Rebel's Romance) 1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: Sunday Racing Co Ltd (Shahryar)
3rd owner: Sunday Racing Co Ltd (Liberty Island)

4:00 Meydan (UAE) 30 Mar 2024

Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1) (Turf)