Full Result 3.45 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 10 January 2008

The Kentucky (Handicap) (Dirt)

(70-90, 3yo+) 6f Fast

1st £5,745.55 2nd £1,915.18 3rd £1,053.35 4th £574.56 5th £287.28

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	10. Melhor Impossivel (BRZ) Richard Mullen A Selvaratnam	Richard Mullen A Selvaratnam	6	89	75	56	76	–
b h Fast Fingers (BRZ) - Desapercebida (BRZ) (Grammont)
Prominent in centre, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, easily

2⁽¹³⁾ 1¼	12. Pure Bluff (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea E Charpy	Tadhg O'Shea E Charpy	4	87	73	51	70	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Agnetha (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Led near side, ridden 2 1/2f out, headed 2f out, ran on well, no chance with winner

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [2]	3. Delude (IRE) P Devlin R Bouresly	P Devlin R Bouresly	10	92	82	57	77	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Deceive (Machiavellian)
Settled in rear, ridden 3f out, ran on well final 1 1/2f, nearest finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ shd [2]	8. Celtic King Wayne Smith M Al Mheiri	Wayne Smith M Al Mheiri	5	89 t	75	50	69	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Elfin Laughter (Alzao)
Mid-division in centre, hard ridden 2 1/2f out, ran on well, nearest finish

5⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [5½]	6. Sleeping Weapon (USA) Daragh O'Donohoe Doug Watson	Daragh O'Donohoe Doug Watson	9	812 t	78	43	62	–
b h Gulch (USA) - Beating The Buzz (IRE) (Bluebird)
Tracked leader near side, ridden 2 1/2f out, ran on final furlong

6⁽³⁾ 3¾ [9¼]	7. Masquerader (USA) Ted Durcan M Al Mheiri	Ted Durcan M Al Mheiri	6	811 t	77	30	50	–
ch g Unbridled (USA) - Guise I (USA) (Believe It)
Prominent far side, mid-division 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, ran on final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [12¾]	2. Rochdale Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	5	911	90	33	53	–
ch g Bertolini (USA) - Owdbetts (IRE) (High Estate)
Tracked leader near side until ridden 3f out, soon beaten

8⁽⁴⁾ ¼ [13]	13. Mash'Hoor (AUS) Keagan Latham A Selvaratnam	Keagan Latham A Selvaratnam	4	87 1	71	14	34	–
bb g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Excellent Prospect (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Mid-division in centre, switched far side 3f out, not quicken final 1 1/2f

9⁽⁷⁾ ½ [13½]	5. Raging Creek (USA) A Papaioannoy R Bouresly	A Papaioannoy R Bouresly	9	91 tb	80	21	41	–
b h Storm Creek (USA) - Yardstick (USA) (Sunny Clime)
Prominent in centre, led 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [18]	1. Lord Ego (BRZ) Martin Dwyer Doug Watson	Martin Dwyer Doug Watson	4	911 t	90	16	37	–
br g Choctaw Ridge (USA) - La Rosita (BRZ) (Mannsfeld)
Tracked leader in centre, ridden 3 1/2f out, never near to challenge

11⁽²⁾ 5¼ [23¼]	11. Pretty Pal (ARG) Wajid Rafiq S Deeb	Wajid Rafiq S Deeb	7	89 b¹	75	–	6	–
br h El Compinche (ARG) - Pretty Derby (USA) (Master Derby)
Prominent far side, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened

12⁽⁹⁾ dist [53¼]	9. Lindus Atenor Adrian Nicholls A Manuel	Adrian Nicholls A Manuel	5	89 t	75	–	–	–
b m Fraam - Nightingale Song (Tina's Pet)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 1/2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong

13⁽¹⁾ dist [83¼]	4. Merchant (IRE) Willie Supple S Seemar	Willie Supple S Seemar	6	91 t	80	–	–	–
ch g Tagula (IRE) - Easy Pop (IRE) (Shernazar)
Mid-division far side, never able to challenge, eased final furlong

13 ran Winning time: 1m 11.11s (slow by 0.61s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Antonio Palharini & Farooq Racing (Melhor Impossivel) 1st breeder: Haras Ponta Pora
2nd owner: Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Pure Bluff)
3rd owner: Bouresly Racing Syndicate (Delude)

3:45 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 10 Jan 2008

The Kentucky (Handicap) (Dirt)