Full Result 4.55 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 31 March 2007

Dubai Sheema Classic (Sponsored By Nakheel) (Group 1) (Turf)

(4yo+) 1m4f Good

1st £1,530,612.24 2nd £510,204.08 3rd £255,102.04 4th £127,551.02 5th £76,530.61 6th £51,020.41

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 9/1 Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	Anthony Delpech D E Ferraris	6	811 t	–	110	122	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Danelagh (AUS) (Danehill)
Took keen hold on rail in 4th, going very well 3f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, ran on well

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	2. Oracle West (SAF) 33/1 W C Marwing M F De Kock	W C Marwing M F De Kock	5	811	113	108	120	–
b g Western Winter (USA) - Noble Prophet (SAF) (Noble Ambition)
Mid-division on rail, tracked winner 2 1/2f out, not much room 1 1/2f out, ran on well once clear, nearest at finish

3⁽¹³⁾ ½ [1¾]	13. Youmzain (IRE) 13/2 Richard Hughes Mick Channon	Richard Hughes Mick Channon	4	811	118	109	121	–
b c Sinndar (IRE) - Sadima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Settled in rear, going well 3f out, tracked runner-up 2f out, ran on, nearest at finish (op 7/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ shd [1¾]	7. Sir Percy 4/1F Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	4	811	121	109	121	–
b c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Percy's Lass I (Blakeney)
Short of room after 1f, not far off pace, every chance when ridden 2f out, not quicken (op 9/2)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [3]	9. Sushisan (AUS) 25/1 K Shea H J Brown	K Shea H J Brown	4	811	113	105	117	–
ch g Fuji Kiseki (JPN) - Meine Tochter (AUS) (Bataan)
Always mid-division, ran on final 1 1/2f

6⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [3¼]	10. Pop Rock (JPN) 9/2 Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii	Olivier Peslier Katsuhiko Sumii	6	811	119	105	117	–
b h Helissio (FR) - Pops (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Settled in rear, never able to challenge

7⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [4]	12. Quijano (GER) 9/1 Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	Andrasch Starke P Schiergen	5	811	116	103	115	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Quila (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened

8⁽¹⁾ ¼ [4¼]	1. Bellamy Cay 33/1 Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	Stephane Pasquier A Fabre	5	811	115	103	115	–
b h Kris - Trellis Bay (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, never able to challenge

9⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5¼]	5. Red Rocks (IRE) 9/2 Corey S Nakatani Brian Meehan	Corey S Nakatani Brian Meehan	4	812 1	120	104	116	–
bb c Galileo (IRE) - Pharmacist (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Mid-division, dropped to rear 3f out, not much room 2f out, ran on late

10⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [7½]	6. Best Alibi (IRE) 14/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	811	115	100	112	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Chauncy Lane (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened (op 12/1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 2¾ [10¼]	14. Honey Ryder (USA) 20/1 G K Gomez Todd Pletcher	G K Gomez Todd Pletcher	6	87 b	116	89	101	–
rg m Lasting Approval (USA) - Cuando Quiere (USA) (Affirmed)
Mid-division out wide, ridden 3 1/2f out, not quicken

12⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [11]	15. Host (CHI) 33/1 John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	6	811	113	92	104	–
ch h Hussonet (USA) - Colonna Traiana (CHI) (Roy)
Raced in 3rd, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly

13⁽⁸⁾ shd [11]	8. Obrigado (FR) 25/1 David Romero Flores Neil Drysdale	David Romero Flores Neil Drysdale	4	811 tv	115	94	106	–
b g Enrique - Banakill (FR) (Funambule)
Raced in rear, never near to challenge

14⁽³⁾ 4¾ [15¾]	3. Laverock (IRE) 14/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	5	811	118	84	96	–
b h Octagonal (NZ) - Sky Song (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Settled in rear, ridden to close 3 1/2f out, soon weakened

14 ran Winning time: 2m 31.03s (slow by 1.03s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Collier Hill
1st owner: Raymond Gianco Chow Hon Man (Vengeance Of Rain) 1st breeder: K Biggs Enterprises, Porter St Inventments, R N Russell Et A
2nd owner: A Geemooi (Oracle West)
3rd owner: Jaber Abdullah (Youmzain)
CSF: £292.93

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4:55 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 31 Mar 2007

Dubai Sheema Classic (Sponsored By Nakheel) (Group 1) (Turf)