| Newbury14 July 2012 Race Time:13:26 | Purebred Arabians | Conditions Race | |||
| The Al Shahania Stud International Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 3 yrs old & upwards. Maidens 5lbs. Fillies & mares 5lbs | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:35:07 | To race over one mile two furlong or thereabouts | Turf: Heavy/Soft | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaafer (GB) | bl | 10-7 | 123 | 9 | Mr J Smart | ||
| Daryll Holland | ||||||||
| Mid-division. Went 4th 3f out. Still only 4th 1f out but stayed on strongly inside final furlong under pressure and got up close home. | ||||||||
| 2 | 1.00 | Tidarbret (GB) | 9-11 | 116 | 7 | Mr D M Batteate | ||
| Jim Crowley | ||||||||
| Disputed lead until led approaching straight. 2l clear 3f out. Headed final 50 yards. Another game effort. | ||||||||
| 3 | 2.50 | Areej (GB) | bl | 10-2 | 120 | 7 | Mr J Smart | |
| Darren Williams | ||||||||
| Held up. Steady headway to go 2nd 4f out. Every chance but under pressure 2 1/2fs out. 4th 1f out but regained 3rd on post. | ||||||||
| 4 | hd | Mu'azzaz (GB) | vis | 10-4 | 118 | 8 | Mr J Smart | |
| Silvestre De Sousa | ||||||||
| 4th until went 3rd 3f out. Close 2nd 1f out. No extra closing stages. | ||||||||
| 5 | 1.00 | Asraa Min Albarq (GB) | bl | 10-7 | 127 | 9 | Mr J Smart | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Disputed lead until approaching straight. Soon under pressure and dropped quickly to 5th place. Kept on one pace. | ||||||||
| 6 | 22.00 | Vizir Des Cedres (FR) | 9-11 | 115 | 6 | Mr S Al Hakmani | ||
| Royston Ffrench | ||||||||
| Prominent. 2nd entering straight. Soon weakened out of contention. | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.50 | Eustral (FR) | 9-7 | 110 | 5 | Mrs G M Duffield | ||
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Waited with. Soon driven in straight and no impression. | ||||||||
| 8 | 0.75 | Sandababa (GB) | bl | 9-7 | 83 | 5 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Fergus Sweeney | ||||||||
| Always in rear and never reached challenging position. | ||||||||
| 9 | 27.00 | Tzar Du Paon (FR) | 10-7 | 115 | 5 | Mrs G M Duffield | ||
| Tadhg O'Shea | ||||||||
| Settled midfield pulling very hard. Soon faded in straight. | ||||||||