Full Result 3.00 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 23 March 2002

Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1)

(4yo+) 1m4f Good

1st £821,918 2nd £273,973 3rd £136,986 4th £68,493 5th £41,096 6th £27,397

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	12. Nayef (USA) 9/4F Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	4	811	–	–	121	–
b c Gulch (USA) - Height Of Fashion (FR) (Bustino)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, 4th straight, moved easily to lead 2f out, ran on

2⁽²⁾ 2	5. Helene Vitality (NZ) 50/1 Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	Gerald Mosse David A Hayes	5	811 b	–	–	116	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Anna's Choice (NZ) (Vice Regal)
Mid-division, headway well over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd on outside approaching final furlong, hung left under pressure, ran on at one pace

3⁽¹⁾ nse [2]	1. Boreal (GER) 12/1 Kieren Fallon P Schiergen	Kieren Fallon P Schiergen	4	811	–	–	118	–
b c Java Gold (USA) - Britannia (GER) (Tarim)
Mid-division, closed up on inside over 4f out, 6th straight, headway under pressure to go 2nd over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, ran on

4⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [2¼]	9. Marienbard (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor	Jamie Spencer Saeed bin Suroor	5	811 v	–	–	116	–
b h Caerleon (USA) - Marienbad (FR) (Darshaan)
Held up in rear, headway from well over 2f out, staying on to dispute 2nd on inside when squeezed up 100yds out, not recover

5⁽⁸⁾ 7½ [9¾]	3. Ekraar (USA) 14/1 Willie Supple Saeed bin Suroor	Willie Supple Saeed bin Suroor	5	811 v	–	–	104	–
b h Red Ransom (USA) - Sacahuista (USA) (Raja Baba)
Always prominent, 3rd straight, weakened 2f out

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [10]	10. Mont Rocher (FR) 25/1 Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	Thierry Gillet J E Hammond	7	811	–	–	104	–
gr g Caerleon (USA) - Cuixmala (FR) (Highest Honor)
In rear to striaght, good headway on inside well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	6. Hot Secret (JPN) 12/1 Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshiyuki Goto	Yoshitomi Shibata Yoshiyuki Goto	6	811 b	–	–	102	–
b g Hunting Hawk (IRE) - Suda Nadeshiko (JPN) (Tai Tehm)
In rear to straight, never a factor

8⁽³⁾ shd [11½]	2. Demophilos 14/1 T Quinn Amanda Perrett	T Quinn Amanda Perrett	4	811	–	–	104	–
b c Dr Devious (IRE) - Graecia Magna (USA) (Private Account)
Led to 2f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [13½]	11. NarrativeI (IRE) 14/1 John Carroll Saeed bin Suroor	John Carroll Saeed bin Suroor	4	811	–	–	101	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Barger (USA) (Riverman)
Tracked leader after 3f, 2nd straight, weakened 2f out

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [14]	15. Tapildo (NZ) 80/1 Eddie Wilkinson Laurie Laxon	Eddie Wilkinson Laurie Laxon	4	87	–	–	94	–
b f Rhythm (USA) - Emulate (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Last straight, no real progress

11⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [15¾]	4. Exaltation I (IRE) 33/1 J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	4	811	–	–	98	–
ch c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Carnival Spirit (Kris)
Last early, always in rear

12⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [16½]	7. Qaayed Alkhail (GER) 50/1 Jose L Verenzuela J Barton	Jose L Verenzuela J Barton	5	811 v	–	–	94	–
ch h Platini (GER) - King's Blade (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Prominent to 4f out

13⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [19¼]	13. Sagacity (FR) 6/1 Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	4	811	–	–	92	–
br c Highest Honor (FR) - Saganeca (USA) (Sagace)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, reached midfield over 2f out, beaten well over 1f out, eased

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 16 [35¼]	8. Lightning Arrow (USA) 33/1 Ted Durcan John D Sadler	Ted Durcan John D Sadler	6	811 b	–	–	66	–
br g Silver Hawk (USA) - Strait Lane (USA) (Chieftain II)
Prominent, 5th straight, soon weakened

15⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [35¾]	14. Tobougg (IRE) 5/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	811	–	–	68	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Lacovia (USA) (Majestic Light)
Close up to 4f out, weakened quickly 3f out, eased, tailed off

15 ran Winning time: 2m 29.64s (fast by 0.36s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Nayef) 1st breeder: Shadwell Farm Inc
2nd owner: Sir Po Shing & Lady Woo (Helene Vitality)
3rd owner: Gestut Ammerland (Boreal)

3:00 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 23 Mar 2002

Dubai Sheema Classic (Group 1)