| Newbury14 August 2009 Race Time:12:50 | Purebred Arabian | Open Hcap Race | |||
| The Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Stakes (Series Final) | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, open handicap. Horses must have been one of the first six previously unqualified horses to finish in a royal cavalry of oman series qualifier. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:50:31 | To race over one mile or thereabouts | Turf: Good To Firm, Gd | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shibl (GB) | 10-0 | 108 | 6 | 100-3 | Mrs G M Duffield | ||
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Looked well. Bandaged. Sweating. Waited with. Went 3rd 2f out. Led 1f out. Ran on very strongly. Impressive. | ||||||||
| 2 | 4.00 | Qattab De Faust (FR) | 10-0 | 108 | 5 | Eves | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Richard Hills | ||||||||
| Settled behind leaders going easily. Progress to dispute lead 1 1/2f out. Every chance but no answer to winner when asked for effort. Clear 2nd best final furlong. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3.00 | Shuhood (GB) | bl | 8-8 | 88 | 6 | 8-1 | B Paterson |
| Richard Kingscote | ||||||||
| Looked well. Led until joined 1 1/2f out. 3rd 1f out and soon beaten. Just held on to 3rd close home. | ||||||||
| 4 | 0.50 | Noble Athlete (FR) | 8-12 | 92 | 7 | 6-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Steve Drowne | ||||||||
| On toes. Rear. Under pressure 3f out. Stayed on gamely final furlong into 4th. Nearly snatched 3rd close home. | ||||||||
| 5 | 8.00 | Mutafani (OM) | 8-10 | 90 | 7 | 8-1 | Mr S Al Hakmani | |
| Mr M S M Al Balushi | ||||||||
| 2nd until inside final 2f. Weakened 1 1/2f out. Faded final furlong. | ||||||||
| 6 | 2.00 | Final Fling (FR) | 8-0 | 75 | 9 | 16-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Amy Baker | ||||||||
| 3rd until 2f out. Soon outpaced. | ||||||||