Full Result 3.00 Abu Dhabi (UAE) | 25 November 2017

Al Khubairah Race (Handicap) (Turf)

(74-94, 3yo+) 1m3f Good

1st £13,215.86 2nd £4,405.29 3rd £2,422.91 4th £1,321.59 5th £660.79

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	9. Empoli (GER) Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	Pat Dobbs Doug Watson	7	92	90	–	93	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Estefania (GER) (Acatenango)
Settled in rear, smooth progress 2f out, ran on well final furlong, led on line

2⁽⁵⁾ shd	7. Ostaad (IRE) Pat Cosgrave Doug Watson	Pat Cosgrave Doug Watson	7	93 h	91	–	94	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Almansoora (USA) (Bahri)
Slowly into stride, settled in rear, smooth progress 2f out, ran on well to lead 100yds out, headed final stride

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [1]	11. Handsome Man (IRE) Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	Connor Beasley A bin Harmash	8	91 tp	89	–	90	–
ch g Nayef (USA) - Danceabout (Shareef Dancer)
Settled in rear, ridden to chase leader 2f out, every chance 1f out, one pace final 100yds

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1½]	3. Nafaqa (IRE) Gerald Avranche E Charpy	Gerald Avranche E Charpy	5	95 h	93	–	93	–
b g Sir Percy - Maghya (IRE) (Mujahid)
Mid-division, chased leaders and every chance 1 1/2f out, not quicken final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [2]	8. Snow Squall Colm O'Donoghue A bin Harmash	Colm O'Donoghue A bin Harmash	6	93 t	91	–	91	–
b g Dansili - Snow Ballerina (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, smooth progress to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, one pace final 100yds

6⁽²⁾ nk [2¼]	4. Rio Tigre (IRE) Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer	Royston Ffrench S bin Ghadayer	6	95	93	–	92	–
b h Teofilo (IRE) - Braziliz (USA) (Kingmambo)
Settled in rear, ran on final 2f, not much room 1f out, not recover

7⁽⁷⁾ 1 [3¼]	5. Tried And True (USA) Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	Sam Hitchcott Doug Watson	5	95	93	–	90	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Dearly (Rahy)
Settled in rear, ran on final 2f but never dangerous

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [3½]	1. Army Bulletin (IRE) Oisin Murphy S bin Ghadayer	Oisin Murphy S bin Ghadayer	6	96 h	94	–	91	–
b h Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Alessandria (Sunday Silence)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led briefly 1f out, headed 100yds out, weakened

9⁽¹³⁾ nk [3¾]	2. Zambucca (SAF) Richard Mullen S Seemar	Richard Mullen S Seemar	9	96	94	–	90	–
ch h Lundy's Liability (BRZ) - Jazz Champion (SAF) (Dancing Champ)
Always mid-division

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [6]	13. Skygazer (IRE) Tadhg O'Shea A R Al Rayhi	Tadhg O'Shea A R Al Rayhi	5	813 tb	87	–	79	–
b g Echo Of Light - Calando (USA) (Storm Cat)
Never better than mid-division

11⁽³⁾ 4¼ [10¼]	12. Mustahdaf (USA) Dane O'Neill Maria Ritchie	Dane O'Neill Maria Ritchie	6	90 p	88	–	73	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Tabrir (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Never better than mid-division

12⁽⁹⁾ 4¼ [14½]	14. Spiritous (USA) Paolo Sirigu E Charpy	Paolo Sirigu E Charpy	3	85	84	–	61	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Andina (IRE) (Singspiel)
Soon led, headed and weakened 1 1/2f out

13⁽⁸⁾ 11½ [26]	10. Interconnection Xavier Ziani S bin Ghadayer	Xavier Ziani S bin Ghadayer	6	92 p	90	–	46	–
ch g Mount Nelson - Lacework (Pivotal)
Tracked leader, ridden 4f out, soon beaten

14⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [26¼]	6. Munshid (IRE) Antonio Fresu E Charpy	Antonio Fresu E Charpy	4	93 p	91	–	47	–
b g Dutch Art - Lightwood Lady (IRE) (Anabaa)
Tracked leader until weakened final 2 1/2f

14 ran Winning time: 2m 17.83s Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev (Empoli) 1st breeder: Gestut Ebbesloh
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Ostaad)
3rd owner: Sheikh Saeed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Handsome Man)

3:00 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 25 Nov 2017

Al Khubairah Race (Handicap) (Turf)