| Newmarket08 July 2009 Race Time:16:55 | Purebred Arabian | Group Race Race | |||
| The Abu Dhabi International Stakes (Group 2 PA) | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards. Fillies & mares, 5lbs. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:47:74 | To race over one mile or thereabouts | Turf: Good, G-S | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fryvolous (FR) | vis | 9-13 | 6 | 1-3f | Mr R Simpson | ||
| D O'Donohoe | ||||||||
| Settled midfield. Went 2nd 3f out going easily. Led 1 1/2f out. Drew clear inside final furlong. Outclassed opposition. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2.50 | El Rigoletto (FR) | bl | 9-8 | 4 | 10-1 | M. F Rohaut | |
| Francois Xavier Bertras | ||||||||
| Waited with. Smooth headway to go 2nd approaching final furlong. Challenged winner but soon beaten. Finished clear 2nd best. | ||||||||
| 3 | 2.50 | Noble Athlete (FR) | 9-8 | 90 | 7 | 16-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| N Callan | ||||||||
| Always prominent. 2nd 5f out until dropped back to 5th 2f out. Rallied gamely inside final furlong and stayed on to snatch 3rd near line. | ||||||||
| 4 | nk | Shuhood (GB) | bl | 9-8 | 87 | 6 | 25-1 | B Paterson |
| E Ahern | ||||||||
| Led until 1 1/2f out. Soon headed. Still 3rd 1f out. Lost 3rd place place near line. | ||||||||
| 5 | 3.75 | Aberfeldy (GB) | 9-3 | 94 | 6 | 11-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Waited with. Produced to challenge on outside 2f out. 4th and every chance but no extra final 1 1/2f and weakened. | ||||||||
| 6 | 4.5 | Tidarbret (GB) | 9-8 | 80 | 4 | 33-1 | Mr D M Batteate | |
| Alan Munro | ||||||||
| 4th until past halfway. Soon under pressure and weakened. | ||||||||
| 7 | 7.00 | Skan Skan (NL) | bl | 9-8 | 7 | 12-1 | Ms P Hoiom | |
| Espen Ski | ||||||||
| Prominent early stages. Under pressure 3f out and faded. | ||||||||
| 8 | 8.00 | Marsak (GB) | bl | 9-8 | 92 | 5 | 12-1 | Mrs G M Duffield |
| Richard Hills | ||||||||
| Slowly away. Soon under pressure and appeared reluctant. Always last and nil response. | ||||||||