Full Result 3.00 Abu Dhabi (UAE) | 27 December 2009

HH The President Cup (Listed Race) (Turf)

(3yo+) 7f Good To Soft

1st £17,045.45 2nd £5,681.82 3rd £2,840.91 4th £1,420.45 5th £852.27 6th £568.18

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Ibn Battuta (USA) Wayne Smith M Al Mheiri	Wayne Smith M Al Mheiri	4	94	96	–	106	–
ch c Seeking The Gold (USA) - Sulk (IRE) (Selkirk)
Mid-division, tracked leaders 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well

2⁽³⁾ ¾	9. Kalahari Gold (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea Doug Watson	Tadhg O'Shea Doug Watson	4	94	112	–	104	–
ch g Trans Island - Neat Shilling (IRE) (Bob Back)
In rear of main group, ridden 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽¹⁾ hd [1]	8. Jaasoos (IRE) William Buick D Selvaratnam	William Buick D Selvaratnam	5	94	100	–	103	–
ch g Noverre (USA) - Nymphs Echo (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Mid-division, led briefly 2f out, ran on well

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	10. Montpellier (IRE) Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	Royston Ffrench A R Al Rayhi	6	94 t	99	–	99	–
br g Montjeu (IRE) - Ring Of Esteem (Mark Of Esteem)
Tracked leaders, every chance 1 1/2f out, not quicken final 100yds

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [3½]	4. Emirates Gold (IRE) Pat Smullen E Charpy	Pat Smullen E Charpy	6	94 t	100	–	97	–
b h Royal Applause - Yara (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Mid-division, ridden 2 1/2f out, ran on final 1 1/2f

6⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [6]	13. Yasoodd Daragh O'Donohoe D Selvaratnam	Daragh O'Donohoe D Selvaratnam	6	94 e/s	101	–	90	–
br g Inchinor - Needwood Epic (Midyan)
Mid-division, wide 2 1/2f out, one pace final 1 1/2f

7⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8½]	5. Escape Route I (USA) Richard Mullen S Seemar	Richard Mullen S Seemar	5	94 t	98	–	83	–
ch g Elusive Quality (USA) - Away (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Always mid-division

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [9]	11. Prince Shaun (IRE) Ted Durcan Doug Watson	Ted Durcan Doug Watson	4	94 t	104	–	82	–
b g Acclamation - Style Parade (USA) (Diesis)
Tracked leaders, led briefly 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [10½]	1. Bermuda Rye (IRE) P Devlin A R Al Rayhi	P Devlin A R Al Rayhi	4	94 t	97	–	78	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Alleluia Tree (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Never able to challenge

10⁽²⁾ 2¼ [12¾]	15. Firestreak Gerald Avranche M Al Mheiri	Gerald Avranche M Al Mheiri	4	94	95	–	72	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Flash Of Gold (Darshaan)
Never able to challenge

11⁽⁷⁾ shd [12¾]	3. Commander Cave (USA) David Badel E Charpy	David Badel E Charpy	4	94 t	102	–	71	–
b g Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Royal Shyness (Royal Academy)
Never better than mid-division

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 7¾ [20½]	6. Galactos (ARG) D Smith M Al Mheiri	D Smith M Al Mheiri	4	94 t	99	–	51	–
br g Bernstein (USA) - Refleja Toss (ARG) (Egg Toss)
Broke very awkwardly, raced in last, never able to challenge

13⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [21]	14. Emper Holly (ARG) Xavier Ziani M bin Shafya	Xavier Ziani M bin Shafya	3	86	100	–	37	–
b f Emperor Jones (USA) - Miss Holly (ARG) (Numerous)
Never better than mid-division

14⁽¹³⁾ 6¼ [27¼]	12. Visionist (IRE) Jesus Rosales M Ramadan	Jesus Rosales M Ramadan	7	94	97	–	32	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Lady Taufan (IRE) (Taufan)
Soon led, ridden 2 1/2f out, headed and weakened 2f out

14 ran Winning time: 1m 24.44s Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum (Ibn Battuta) 1st breeder: James Wigan
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Kalahari Gold)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Jaasoos)

3:00 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 27 Dec 2009

HH The President Cup (Listed Race) (Turf)