Full Result 12.00 Jebel Ali (UAE) | 18 November 2005

Al Shafar Investment

(3yo+) 5f Fast

1st £3,191.49 2nd £1,531.91 3rd £893.62 4th £574.47 5th £191.49

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	9. Seeking An Alibi (USA) Tadhg O'Shea E Charpy	Tadhg O'Shea E Charpy	3	91 t	–	–	81	–
ch g Storm Cat (USA) - Seeking Regina (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Disputed lead, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied and led again close home

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	10. Sparkford (USA) Richard Mullen M Al Kurdi	Richard Mullen M Al Kurdi	3	91 tv	72	–	79	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Arsaan (USA) (Nureyev)
Disputed lead, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, ran on final 100yds

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1]	2. Balkan Leader (USA) G Birrer A Selvaratnam	G Birrer A Selvaratnam	3	91 b¹	–	–	77	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Baydon Belle (USA) (Al Nasr)
Reared start, soon in touch, challenge and led over 1f out, weakened & headed close home

4⁽²⁾ 2¾ [3¾]	12. Tabreed (AUS) Rory Cleary ³ D Selvaratnam	Rory Cleary ³ D Selvaratnam	3	81 v¹	–	–	56	–
br c Beautiful Crown (USA) - Wewanna Jude (AUS) (St Jude)
Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, same pace under pressure final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4½]	1. Bacha (IRE) Ryan Moore S Seemar	Ryan Moore S Seemar	3	91 v	–	–	65	–
b g Bachir (IRE) - Steal 'Em (Efisio)
Close up, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened from 1f out

6⁽⁹⁾ 2¾ [7¼]	11. Second Nature (USA) Richard Smith A M Abdulla	Richard Smith A M Abdulla	6	810	30	–	50	–
bb m Defrere (USA) - Because Thats Why (USA)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, gradually weakened

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [8¾]	4. Literator (FR) G Hind S Seemar	G Hind S Seemar	5	91 tv	45	–	49	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Karamzin (USA) (Nureyev)
Prominent until hampered halfway, ridden and gradually weakened from 1 1/2f out

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [10½]	5. Manrique (USA) Willie Supple Doug Watson	Willie Supple Doug Watson	3	91	–	–	43	–
ch c Rahy (USA) - Dance Trick (USA) (Diesis)
Disputed lead centre, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

9⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [11¾]	6. Mount Joy Seamie Heffernan M Al Mheiri	Seamie Heffernan M Al Mheiri	6	91 tb	46	–	39	–
br h Mtoto - Nightitude (Night Shift)
Disputed lead until ridden and weakened from over 1 1/2f out

10⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [14]	8. Saleel (USA) S Puthakanya A Selvaratnam	S Puthakanya A Selvaratnam	5	91 b¹	42	–	30	–
ch g Siphon (BRZ) - Play The Scale (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Always chasing leaders, beaten 1 1/2f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ shd [14]	7. Red Astaire (NZ) C Avery A M Abdulla	C Avery A M Abdulla	8	91 b	35	–	30	–
ch g Classic Fame (USA) - Ensure (NZ) (Engagement)
Soon ridden along, behind after 2f, near dangerous

12⁽¹⁾ dist [44]	3. Kilcullen Bridge (USA) Ted Durcan M Al Kurdi	Ted Durcan M Al Kurdi	4	91 tb¹	68	–	–	–
bb g Allen's Prospect (USA) - Shaviana (USA) (Elocutionist)
Slowly into stride, prominent 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

12 ran Winning time: 1m 0.89s (slow by 2.29s) Total SP: 1%
1st owner: Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Seeking An Alibi) 1st breeder: Stonewall Farm
2nd owner: Gainsborough Stud (Sparkford)
3rd owner: Mohammed Nayamat (Balkan Leader)

12:00 Jebel Ali (UAE) 18 Nov 2005

Al Shafar Investment