Full Result 4.50 Meydan (UAE) | 7 December 2017

Gulf News (Handicap) (Dirt)

(85-99, 3yo+) 1m Fast

1st £25,110.13 2nd £8,370.04 3rd £4,603.52 4th £2,511.01 5th £1,255.51

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Galvanize (USA) 3/1J Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	4	88	88	64	97	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Enthused (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Mid-division, smooth progress to lead 2 1/2f out, ran on well

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¾	9. Direct Message (USA) 11/2 Tadhg O'Shea A R Al Rayhi	Tadhg O'Shea A R Al Rayhi	4	87 t	87	58	92	–
b g Bernardini (USA) - Tweeter (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
In rear of mid-division, ridden 4 1/2f out, ran on well final 2f, nearest finish

3⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [4]	6. Albernathy 14/1 Oisin Murphy G Selvaratnam	Oisin Murphy G Selvaratnam	4	810	90	54	90	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - La Pelegrina (USA) (Redoute's Choice)
Slowly into stride but soon tracked leader, ran on final 2f

4⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	2. Ennobled Friend (USA) 14/1 Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	7	95 tb	98	58	95	–
b g Malibu Moon (USA) - Seek To Soar (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Tracked leader, led briefly 3f out, headed 2 1/2f out, weakened final 1 1/2f

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [8¾]	10. Ajraam (USA) 33/1 Fernando Jara Maria Ritchie	Fernando Jara Maria Ritchie	7	86	86	36	75	–
b g Daaher (CAN) - Abby Road (IRE) (Danehill)
Never able to challenge but ran on final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ 4¼ [13]	4. Hornsby 14/1 Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer	Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer	4	91	94	32	74	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Moonlife (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Slowly into stride, never near to challenge

7⁽³⁾ 10 [23]	3. Grand Argentier (FR) 3/1J Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	5	95 v	98	6	55	–
b g Palace Episode (USA) - Ashkadima (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Never near to challenge

8⁽²⁾ 9¼ [32¼]	1. Nathr (USA) 9/2 Dane O'Neill Doug Watson	Dane O'Neill Doug Watson	6	96 v	99	–	35	–
br h Dixie Union (USA) - Sweet Rider (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Soon led, headed and weakened 3f out

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [32½]	7. Sharp Defence (USA) 25/1 Sean Davis ⁶ S Seemar	Sean Davis ⁶ S Seemar	3	84 p	84	–	26	–
b c First Defence (USA) - Jazz Drummer (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Slowly into stride, always in rear

F⁽⁸⁾	5. Cross Grain (IRE) 14/1 Richard Mullen S Seemar	Richard Mullen S Seemar	7	811	91	–	–	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gorband (USA) (Woodman)
Always in rear, fell 5f out

10 ran Winning time: 1m 38.38s (slow by 1.98s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Abdulmohsen Al Abdulkareem (Galvanize) 1st breeder: Flaxman Holdings Limited
2nd owner: Rashid Ali Al Rayhi (Direct Message)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Albernathy)

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4:50 Meydan (UAE) 7 Dec 2017

Gulf News (Handicap) (Dirt)