| Hereford02 August 2008 Race Time:17:00 | Purebred Arabian | 0-70/75 Race | |||
| The Royal Cavalry of Oman Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 0-75. | |||||
| Winning Time: 03:00:00 | To race over one mile four furlon or thereabouts | Turf: Firm | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gazal (GB) | vis | 9-8 | 60 | 5 | 12-1 | Mr D J Paton | |
| Miss Anna Wallace | ||||||||
| Settled in rear. Headway to dispute lead 4f out. Led 3f out. Soon drew well clear. Easily. | ||||||||
| 2 | 7.00 | Benoire (GB) | 10-1 | 67 | 6 | 9-2 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr A Holdsworth | ||||||||
| Led until 4f out. Disputed until headed 3f out. Kept on steadily at one pace in clear 2nd. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3.00 | Majestic De Piboul (FR) | 10-6 | 72 | 4 | 7-4f | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Looked well. Prominent. 2nd 6f out. Relegated to 3rd 4f out and soon beaten. One paced final 3f. | ||||||||
| 4 | nose | Final Fling (FR) | 10-7 | 73 | 8 | 9-2 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Raced just behind leaders. Under pressure 5f out and lost touch. Stayed on again in straight to nearly snatch 3rd close home. | ||||||||
| 5 | 12.00 | Al Fairooz (OM) | bl | 10-6 | 72 | 5 | 5-2 | Mr J Smart |
| Mr K P Locking (5) | ||||||||
| Prominent early stages. Lost touch 5f out and soon beaten. | ||||||||
| 6 | dist | Pakama (GB) | 9-13 | 65 | 5 | 7-1 | Mrs J Hutchings | |
| Unknown | ||||||||
| Midfield until losing touch under pressure 6f out. Tailed off. Poor effort. | ||||||||