Full Result 3.30 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 28 December 2006

Najah (Handicap) (Dirt)

(40-70, 3yo+) (1m110yds) 1m½f Fast

1st £3,238.10 2nd £1,079.37 3rd £593.65 4th £323.81 5th £161.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	9. Pride Of Baghdad (USA) Willie Supple A Manuel	Willie Supple A Manuel	4	87 tv	50	–	54	–
bb f Sahm (USA) - Hidle (USA) (Unbridled)
Raced in 3rd, going well 3 1/2f out, led 3f out, sprinted clear 2f out, ran on well, just held on

2⁽¹¹⁾ ½	6. Jumhoor (IRE) Ahmed Ajtebi ⁷ M Ramadan	Ahmed Ajtebi ⁷ M Ramadan	6	810	60	–	63	–
b h Bahhare (USA) - West Of Eden (Crofter)
Mid-division, not much room on rail 3f out, switched out 2f out, ran on well, just failed

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [5½]	1. Better Mix (USA) Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	7	911 tb	67	–	61	–
b g Gold Fever (USA) - Barbara's Nemesis (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)
Mid-division, hard ridden 3f out, ran on final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	2. Galfar Tadhg O'Shea E Charpy	Tadhg O'Shea E Charpy	5	98	65	–	55	–
ch h Singspiel (IRE) - Top Shop (Nashwan)
Mid-division, ridden 4f out, tracked winner 3 1/2f out, went 2nd 1 1/2f out, weakened

5⁽⁷⁾ ¼ [7½]	5. Force Nine (USA) Royston Ffrench Christian Wroe	Royston Ffrench Christian Wroe	4	93	60	–	49	–
br c Stormin Fever (USA) - Screener (USA) (Major Impact)
Mid-division, soon ridden along, hard ridden 3 1/2f out, ran on final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

6⁽³⁾ 1¾ [9¼]	10. Want I (USA) David Badel A Selvaratnam	David Badel A Selvaratnam	5	86	48	–	35	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Substance (USA) (Diesis)
Slowly away, never involved

7⁽⁹⁾ 4¼ [13½]	3. First Empire (IRE) Ted Durcan S Seemar	Ted Durcan S Seemar	3	97 t	67	–	43	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Second Prayer (IRE) (Singspiel)
Led main group, disputed 3 1/2f out, headed 3f out, outpaced, no room 1 1/2f out, faded

8⁽¹²⁾ 6¼ [19¾]	7. Fight (USA) Richard Mullen Doug Watson	Richard Mullen Doug Watson	7	92 t	58	–	24	–
b g Darshaan - Legal Opinion (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Mid-division, ridden 4 1/2f out, never a threat

9⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [22½]	11. Dreadlock (ARG) David Hayse A M Al Tamimi	David Hayse A M Al Tamimi	7	85 b	47	–	–	–
b h Candy Stripes (USA) - Brushing (ARG) (Equalize)
Never dangerous

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [23½]	12. Balkan Leader (USA) B Yamzon A Manuel	B Yamzon A Manuel	4	83 tp	40	–	–	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Baydon Belle (USA) (Al Nasr)
Soon led, clear 5f out, headed 3f out, weakened

11⁽²⁾ 3 [26½]	15. Second Nature (USA) Wajid Rafiq A M Al Tamimi	Wajid Rafiq A M Al Tamimi	7	85 1	41	–	–	–
bb m Defrere (USA) - Because Thats Why (USA)
Slowly away, never a threat

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 4¾ [31¼]	8. Morafij (GER) Rory Cleary D Selvaratnam	Rory Cleary D Selvaratnam	6	89	52	–	–	–
b g Lion Cavern (USA) - Maid Of Kashmir (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Mid-division, soon ridden along, never near to challenge

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 2¼ [33½]	13. Convex I (USA) Charlotte Kerton Christian Wroe	Charlotte Kerton Christian Wroe	6	83 p	40	–	–	–
b g Nureyev (USA) - Conical (Zafonic)
Never near to challenge

14⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [35¼]	4. Storyville Wayne Smith Doug Watson	Wayne Smith Doug Watson	4	95	62	–	–	–
br g Lujain (USA) - Slow Jazz (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Not far off early pace, disputed briefly up straight, weakened 2 1/2f out, virtually pulled up

14 ran Winning time: 1m 44.71s (slow by 2.21s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Mohammed Al Jamali (Pride Of Baghdad) 1st breeder: Samuel A Houston
2nd owner: Mohd Humooda Bin Ali Al Dhaheri (Jumhoor)
3rd owner: Steeds Syndicate (Better Mix)

3:30 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 28 Dec 2006

Najah (Handicap) (Dirt)