| Ascot25 July 2009 Race Time:17:00 | Purebred Arabian | Group Race Race | |||
| The President of The UAE Cup (Group 1 PA) | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old only. Mares & fillies, 5lbs. | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:19:50 | To race over one mile two furlong or thereabouts | Turf: Good | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nayef Al Khalidiah (KSA) | 9-8 | 4 | 4-1 | M. J F Bernard | |||
| Christophe Lemaire | ||||||||
| Nice sort. Settled 3rd. Produced to lead inside final 2f. 2l clear 1f out. Held on well closing stages. Expertly ridden. | ||||||||
| 2 | 0.75 | General (GB) | bl | 9-8 | 4 | 11-10 | M. A De Mieulle | |
| D Bouland | ||||||||
| Very nice sort. Waited with in rear under a confident ride. Still only 10th entering straight. Rapid headway on outside from 2f out. Went 2nd 1f out and closing. No extra final 100 yards. Too much to do. | ||||||||
| 3 | nk | Raked (FR) | 9-8 | 4 | 4-1 | M. F Rohaut | ||
| Francois Xavier Bertras | ||||||||
| Midfield. Improved position quickly from 2f out. Briefly 2nd approaching final furlong and every chance. Ran on well closing stages but not reach winner. | ||||||||
| 4 | 3.00 | Rabah De Carrere (FR) | 9-8 | 108 | 4 | 10-1 | Ms G Ward | |
| Alan Munro | ||||||||
| Always prominent. 2nd until led 2f out. Soon headed. 4th 1 1/2f out. Kept on well in clear 4th but first 3 too good. | ||||||||
| 5 | 1.50 | Adjinn D'Aroco (FR) | bl | 9-8 | 4 | 6-1 | M. D de Watrigant | |
| Richard Hills | ||||||||
| Settled towards rear. Still last but one entering straight. Ran on well final 2f but never dangerous. | ||||||||
| 6 | nose | Elmalak Elwaheed (FR) | 9-3 | 113 | 4 | 13-2 | Mr R Simpson | |
| D O'Donohoe | ||||||||
| Waited with. Late headway final 2f but never nearer. | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.75 | Gameel (NL) | 9-8 | 4 | 11-1 | Mdme S-V Tarrou | ||
| Thierry Jarnet | ||||||||
| Midfield. 7th 2f out. Unable to reach leaders. | ||||||||
| 8 | 1.75 | Tidarbret (GB) | 9-8 | 82 | 4 | 20-1 | Mr D M Batteate | |
| Steve Drowne | ||||||||
| Led until 2f out. Still 5th 1f out. Weakened final furlong. Ran well. | ||||||||
| 9 | nk | Jazeerat Alsadyat (GB) | 9-8 | 4 | 8-1 | Mr R Simpson | ||
| Ted Durcan | ||||||||
| Settled behind leaders. 5th entering straight. Under pressure 2f out and no further progress. | ||||||||
| 10 | 1.75 | Theoretically (USA) | tt | 9-8 | 4 | 8-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Midfield. 6th entering straight. Soon lost place. | ||||||||
| 11 | 3.25 | Dorat Nour (FR) | 9-3 | 113 | 4 | 13-2 | Ms G Ward | |
| E Ahern | ||||||||
| Prominent. 4th entering straight. Soon beaten and one paced. Eased final furlong. | ||||||||
| 12 | 11.00 | Hidalgo (GB) | 9-8 | 80 | 4 | 20-1 | Mrs A L Colledge | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Always towards rear. Last entering straight and under pressure. Outpaced. | ||||||||
| 13 | 1.50 | Genuinely At Risk (USA) | tt, vis | 9-8 | 4 | 20-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Jim Crowley | ||||||||
| Midfield. Ran wide entering straight and lost all chance and dropped to rear. | ||||||||