Full Result 4.20 Meydan (UAE) | 14 January 2022

Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Presented By Nakheel (Group 2) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m Fast

1st £111,111.11 2nd £37,037.04 3rd £18,518.52 4th £9,259.26 5th £5,555.56 6th £3,703.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Golden Goal (IRE) 28/1 Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	8	90	107	92	113	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Golden Rosie (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Tracked leaders, led 2 1/2f out, ran on well (op 20/1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	12. Secret Ambition 7/2 Tadhg O'Shea B Seemar	Tadhg O'Shea B Seemar	9	90 t	115	87	110	–
b h Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Inner Secret (USA) (Singspiel)
Soon led, headed 2 1/2f out, kept on well (op 9/2)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¼ [4¾]	7. Kafoo (USA) 3/1F William Buick B Seemar	William Buick B Seemar	4	90 t	104	77	103	–
ch g Curlin (USA) - Blind Luck (USA) (Pollard's Vision)
Mid-division, ran on final 2f, never able to challenge (op 11/4)

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5½]	14. Thegreatcollection (USA) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave Doug Watson	Pat Cosgrave Doug Watson	8	90 b	110	75	101	–
b g Saint Anddan (USA) - Cactus Cadillac (USA) (Cactus Ridge)
Raced in rear, ran on well final 2 1/2f out, nearest finish (tchd 11/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1 [6½]	11. Salute The Soldier (GER) 13/2 Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass	Adrie de Vries Fawzi Abdulla Nass	7	90	113	72	99	–
b g Sepoy (AUS) - Street Fire (IRE) (Street Cry)
Mid-division, ran on same pace final 2 1/2f (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

6⁽³⁾ hd [6¾]	6. Imperial Empire 14/1 Frankie Dettori B Seemar	Frankie Dettori B Seemar	5	90	99	71	98	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Falls Of Lora (IRE) (Street Cry)
Tracked leaders, one pace final 2 1/2f (op 12/1)

7⁽¹³⁾ 1 [7¾]	1. Avant Garde (USA) 16/1 Richard Mullen B Seemar	Richard Mullen B Seemar	5	90 tb	109	68	96	–
b g Tonalist (USA) - Dancing Afleet (USA) (Afleet Alex)
Slowly into stride, never near to challenge (post-race vet exam revealed blood present in one nostril and a further endoscopic exam revealed a degree of EIPH that may have affected the gelding's performance) (op 14/1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [8]	8. Kimbear (USA) 40/1 Antonio Fresu B Seemar	Antonio Fresu B Seemar	8	90 t	100	67	95	–
b h Temple City (USA) - Sky Dreamer (USA) (Sky Mesa)
Never near to challenge

9⁽⁹⁾ 2 [10]	3. Eastern World (IRE) 12/1 Ray Dawson A bin Harmash	Ray Dawson A bin Harmash	5	90	103	61	90	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Eastern Joy (Dubai Destination)
Tracked leaders until weakened final 1 1/2f

10⁽⁷⁾ 14 [24]	10. Midnight Sands (USA) 7/1 Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	6	90	109	19	58	–
ch h Speightstown (USA) - It's Midnight (USA) (Shamardal)
Never near to challenge (op 11/1 tchd 13/2)

11⁽²⁾ 8 [32]	9. Marie's Diamond (IRE) 80/1 Rowan Scott Roger Fell	Rowan Scott Roger Fell	6	90	100	–	40	–
bb h Footstepsinthesand - Sindiyma (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Never better than mid-division (op 66/1)

12⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [32¾]	5. Hypothetical (IRE) 7/1 Mickael Barzalona S bin Ghadayer	Mickael Barzalona S bin Ghadayer	5	90 t	112	–	38	–
ch h Lope De Vega (IRE) - Peut Etre (IRE) (Whipper)
Chased leaders until weakened final 2 1/2f (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ dist [62¾]	2. Capezzano (USA) 40/1 Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer	Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer	8	90 h	109	–	–	–
b g Bernardini (USA) - Cableknit (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Always in rear (post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to have bled from both nostrils) (tchd 50/1)

14⁽¹²⁾ dist [92¾]	13. Syrtis 80/1 Bernardo Pinheiro A Al Shemaili	Bernardo Pinheiro A Al Shemaili	6	90	97	–	–	–
b g Frankel - Sabratah (Oasis Dream)
Always in rear (rider advised that the gelding stopped quickly under pressure rounding the home turn; post-race vet exam revealed the gelding to be mildly lame right-fore leg) (op 66/1)

14 ran Winning time: 1m 37.90s (slow by 1.50s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Dale Brennan (Golden Goal) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
2nd owner: Nasir Askar (Secret Ambition)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (Kafoo)
CSF: £126.16

4:20 Meydan (UAE) 14 Jan 2022

Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Presented By Nakheel (Group 2) (Dirt)