| Newbury20 July 2008 Race Time:17:40 | Purebred Arabian | 0-90/95 Race | |||
| The Emirates Horse Breeders Society Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 50-90. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:52:33 | To race over one mile or thereabouts | Turf: Good To Firm | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falak (GB) | 10-2 | 85 | 4 | 6-4f | Ms G Ward | ||
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Soon led. Drew 5l clear 2f out. Still well clear inside final furlong. Eased close home. Very impressive. | ||||||||
| 2 | 3.00 | Ejaabi (GB) | 9-11 | 80 | 4 | 8-1 | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Slowly away. Good headway to take 2nd 3f out. Kept on strongly but no chance with winner. | ||||||||
| 3 | 2.00 | Marsak (GB) | 9-11 | 80 | 4 | 7-2 | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Always prominent. 3rd 3f out and ran on without threatening to reach first 2. | ||||||||
| 4 | 7.00 | Jelvita (FR) | 10-7 | 90 | 8 | 9-1 | Mrs S A Herrod | |
| Mr P J Murphy | ||||||||
| Midfield. Some late progress to take 4th latter stages but never threatened. | ||||||||
| 5 | 0.75 | Maakar (GB) | 9-11 | 80 | 4 | 6-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr A Holdsworth | ||||||||
| Prominent and every chance 3f out. No impression final 2f. | ||||||||
| 6 | 1.50 | Shuhood (GB) | 9-11 | 80 | 5 | 6-1 | Mrs B Paterson | |
| Mr K P Locking (5) | ||||||||
| Led briefly. Remained prominent until weakening final 2f. | ||||||||
| 7 | 12.00 | Sakari (FR) | 10-4 | 87 | 5 | 12-1 | Mr J Smart | |
| Mr H Al Wahaibi (5) | ||||||||
| Never reached challenging position. | ||||||||
| 8 | 2.50 | Roches Du Cayrou (FR) | 9-2 | 71 | 10 | 10-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Mr A T Brook (5) | ||||||||
| Never in contention. | ||||||||
| 9 | 0.50 | Khadeer (GB) | 9-13 | 82 | 6 | 3-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Looked well. Settled behind leaders. Beaten 3f out and eased. | ||||||||
| 10 | 3.50 | Pigaro (NL) | cp | 10-5 | 88 | 8 | 16-1 | Mrs A L Colledge |
| Mr B Adams | ||||||||
| Slowly away. Early speed. Soon faded. | ||||||||
| 11 | 6.00 | Popidol Kossack (NL) | 9-9 | 78 | 4 | 16-1 | Mrs A L Colledge | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Always in rear. | ||||||||