| Newbury22 August 2008 Race Time:12:45 | Purebred Arabian | Premier Hcap Race | |||
| The Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Stakes (Series Final) | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 0-100. Horses must have been one of the first six previously unqualified horses to finish in a royal cavalry of oman series qualifier. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:51:86 | To race over one mile or thereabouts | Turf: Good To Soft | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuhood (GB) | 9-0 | 79 | 5 | 12-1 | Mrs B Paterson | ||
| Sam Hitchcott | ||||||||
| Looked well. Made virtually all. Disputed lead with runner-up 1f out. Ran on very gamely to gain upper hand close home. | ||||||||
| 2 | hd | Alize Safinat (FR) | tt, vis | 9-11 | 90 | 7 | 5-1 | Mr J Smart |
| Saleem Golam | ||||||||
| Always prominent. Took 2nd 3f out. Joined winner 1f out and looked probable winner. Outbattled closing stages. | ||||||||
| 3 | 0.50 | Noble Athlete (FR) | 9-10 | 89 | 6 | 10-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Looked well. Settled towards rear. Under pressure 4f out. Stayed on strongly final 2f and always closing on front 2 final furlong. Not quite get there. | ||||||||
| 4 | 10.00 | Deolali (GB) | 9-4 | 83 | 9 | 12-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Rear. Outpaced halfway. Stayed on well final 2f past beaten horses although never nearer. | ||||||||
| 5 | 4.00 | Jelvita (FR) | 9-10 | 89 | 8 | 5-1 | Mrs S A Herrod | |
| Mr A Holdsworth | ||||||||
| 2nd until 4f out. Soon under pressure and lost place. One paced final 2f. | ||||||||
| 6 | 3.50 | Sabden (FR) | 8-12 | 77 | 6 | 20-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Prominent early stages. Lost place 3f out and kept on one pace. | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.75 | Benamer (GB) | 9-7 | 86 | 5 | 12-1 | Mr D M Batteate | |
| C Gannon | ||||||||
| Slowly out of stalls. Progress to take 3rd 3f out and briefly threatened. One paced final 2f and faded. | ||||||||
| 8 | 15.00 | Mustajib (GB) | 10-0 | 93 | 6 | 7-4f | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Looked well. Midfield. Driven 4f out and little response. Eased final furlong when beaten. Disappointing. | ||||||||
| 9 | 1.25 | Zoumir (FR) | tt | 9-13 | 92 | 4 | 7-2 | Mr J Smart |
| Tadhg O'Shea | ||||||||
| Sweating. Waited with. Took prominent position going well at halfway. Weakened from 2 1/2 f out and found little for pressure. | ||||||||