Full Result 1.30 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | 26 December 2008

Etisalat Wasel (Handicap) (Dirt)

(70-95, 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⁽⁴⁾	4. Ekhtiaar Richard Hills A R Al Rayhi	Richard Hills A R Al Rayhi	4	811	89	78	94	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Divina Mia (Dowsing)
Never far off pace, led 3f out, drew clear 1 1/2f out, ran on well

2⁽²⁾ 5¼	5. Valiance I (USA) Keagan Latham M F De Kock	Keagan Latham M F De Kock	4	811 e/s¹	89	63	78	–
ch g Horse Chestnut (SAF) - Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
Tracked leaders, ran on well final 1 1/2f

3⁽³⁾ 1 [6¼]	3. Crooner (IRE) Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	5	812 t	90	60	76	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - John's Ballad (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Slowly away, soon ridden in last, never near to challenge, ran on final 2 1/2f

4⁽⁵⁾ nse [6¼]	1. House Ahmed Ajtebi ³ M bin Shafya	Ahmed Ajtebi ³ M bin Shafya	3	811 t	93	62	78	–
b c Elusive Quality (USA) - Eurolink Raindance (IRE) (Alzao)
Tracked leaders, every chance 2 1/2f out, weakened final 100yds

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [7½]	10. Melhor Impossivel (BRZ) Richard Mullen A Selvaratnam	Richard Mullen A Selvaratnam	7	85	83	49	65	–
b h Fast Fingers (BRZ) - Desapercebida (BRZ) (Grammont)
Tracked leaders, ran on same pace final 2 1/2f

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [8¼]	6. Daybreak Dancer (IRE) Daragh O'Donohoe Doug Watson	Daragh O'Donohoe Doug Watson	6	89 v	87	51	67	–
br g Fasliyev (USA) - Darkling (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Tracked leaders near side, one pace final 2f

7⁽⁸⁾ 5¼ [13½]	8. Machynleth William Buick M Al Mheiri	William Buick M Al Mheiri	8	87 t	85	33	49	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Tanami (Green Desert)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, one pace

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [14]	11. Cherry Pickings (USA) Shane Gorey ³ R Bouresly	Shane Gorey ³ R Bouresly	11	713	80	26	43	–
b g Miner's Mark (USA) - Cherry D'Or (USA) (Cassaleria)
Prominent for 3f, not quicken final 2f

9⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [17¼]	7. Power Politics (USA) Wayne Smith M Al Mheiri	Wayne Smith M Al Mheiri	5	89 t	87	23	40	–
b g Seeking The Gold (USA) - Stormy Pick (USA) (Storm Creek)
Led far side until 3f out, weakened

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [18½]	9. Yem Kinn Fernando Jara M Al Mheiri	Fernando Jara M Al Mheiri	3	87 t	85	17	34	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Nova Cyngi (USA) (Kris S)
Tracked leaders for 2f, soon beaten

11⁽¹¹⁾ 14 [32½]	2. Heywood Adrian Nicholls A Manuel	Adrian Nicholls A Manuel	4	90	91	–	–	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Owdbetts (IRE) (High Estate)
Soon struggling in rear

11 ran Winning time: 1m 11.26s (slow by 0.76s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Ekhtiaar) 1st breeder: Mrs M L Parry & P M Steele-Mortimer
2nd owner: Saif Darweesh Al Bishri (Valiance I)
3rd owner: Sh Tarek Bin Faisal Al-Qassemi (Crooner)

Dirt

1:30 Nad Al Sheba (UAE) 26 Dec 2008

Etisalat Wasel (Handicap) (Dirt)