Full Result 3.20 Meydan (UAE) | 6 December 2012

Hartog Cup (Maiden) (Tapeta)

(2yo+) 6f Tap Standard

1st £5,291.01 2nd £1,763.67 3rd £970.02 4th £529.10 5th £264.55

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	11. Desert Of Dreams 5/2 Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	2	87	83	70	72	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Majestic Desert (Fraam)
Soon led on rail, ridden clear 2f out, ran on well

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	5. Latkhaf (USA) 6/4F Harry Bentley A R Al Rayhi	Harry Bentley A R Al Rayhi	4	95	–	70	70	–
ch c Pivotal - Nasmatt (Danehill)
Mid-division, smooth progress 2f out, every chance 1f out, not quicken final 100yds

3⁽⁵⁾ ¼ [¾]	4. Journalistic (USA) 10/1 Pat Cosgrave Fawzi Abdulla Nass	Pat Cosgrave Fawzi Abdulla Nass	3	95 v	73	70	69	–
b c Street Sense (USA) - Cajun Two Step (USA) (Tabasco Cat)
Raced in rear, ran on final 2f, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	7. Matador De Toros (SAF) 10/1 James Doyle M Al Mheiri	James Doyle M Al Mheiri	4	95	–	67	69	–
b g Toreador (IRE) - Western Smoke (SAF) (Among Men)
Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	1. Baransky 25/1 Marc Monaghan ⁶ S Seemar	Marc Monaghan ⁶ S Seemar	4	813 t	64	67	66	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Mount Elbrus (Barathea)
Tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, not quicken final 1 1/2f

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	2. Big Zee (IRE) 10/1 Ahmed Ajtebi A R Al Rayhi	Ahmed Ajtebi A R Al Rayhi	3	95 b	72	62	61	–
ch c Choisir (AUS) - Three Pennies (Pennekamp)
Settled in rear, ran on final 2f, nearest finish

7⁽⁷⁾ 6½ [9¾]	8. Pasquino (USA) 25/1 Richard Mullen S Seemar	Richard Mullen S Seemar	4	95	65	42	40	–
ch g Distorted Humor (USA) - Sis City (USA) (Slew City Slew)
Never better than mid-division

8⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [13¾]	6. Maltese Cat (IRE) 16/1 Colm O'Donoghue M Al Mheiri	Colm O'Donoghue M Al Mheiri	3	95	65	29	27	–
ch c Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Mike's Wildcat (USA) (Forest Wildcat)
Tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [14½]	9. That's Plenty (IRE) 6/1 Tadhg O'Shea S Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea S Seemar	3	95	70	26	25	–
b c Dr Fong (USA) - Tyranny (Machiavellian)
Tracked leaders until 3f out, soon weakened

10⁽⁸⁾ 3 [17½]	3. High Comedy 33/1 S Al Reffai K Al Neyadi	S Al Reffai K Al Neyadi	5	95	67	17	15	–
b h Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Ecstatic (Nashwan)
Never near to challenge

11⁽⁹⁾ 31 [48½]	10. Dubai Coast (IRE) 25/1 Antioco Murgia ⁶ I Al Hadhrami	Antioco Murgia ⁶ I Al Hadhrami	3	89 b	–	–	–	–
br f Authorized (IRE) - Blue Lightning (Machiavellian)
Slowly into stride, always last

11 ran Winning time: 1m 12.88s (slow by 1.58s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Jaber Abdullah (Desert Of Dreams) 1st breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda (Latkhaf)
3rd owner: Fawzi Abdulla Nass (Journalistic)

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3:20 Meydan (UAE) 6 Dec 2012

Hartog Cup (Maiden) (Tapeta)