| The Curragh26 May 2013 Race Time:17:09 | Purebred Arabian | International Race | |||
| The President of The UAE Cup (Listed PA) | |||||
| For Purebred Arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:51:02 | To race over one mile or thereabouts | turf: Good To Firm | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hibaab (FR) | 9-7 | 110 | 5 | 6-4f | Mrs G M Duffield | ||
| Tadhg O'Shea | ||||||||
| Held up. Steady progress to go 4th 3f out. Under pressure 2f out and looked beaten. Switched to outside 11/2fs out. Ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead 100 yards out. | ||||||||
| 2 | 0.75 | Sartejano (FR) | 10-10 | 6 | 8-1 | Ms D Dorenberg | ||
| Seamus Heffernan | ||||||||
| Led until headed well inside final furlong. No extra close home. | ||||||||
| 3 | 2.50 | Vulkain D'Albret (FR) | bl | 9-2 | 4 | 16-1 | Ms K Augenbroe | |
| Glen Braem | ||||||||
| Always close up pulling hard. Went 2nd 3f out and every chance. Still 2nd 1f out. Kept on one pace closing stages. | ||||||||
| 4 | 1.25 | Forgehill Cosaque (FR) | 9-7 | 118 | 6 | 11-2 | Mr P J Hammersley | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Soon in rear and driven. Progress to go 5th 1f out. Ran on close home to take 4th. Never nearer. | ||||||||
| 5 | 0.75 | Vazs Mane Son (USA) | bl | 9-2 | 105 | 4 | 4-1 | Mr S Al Hakmani |
| P J Smullen | ||||||||
| Settled midfield. Went 3rd 3f out travelling well. Disputed 2nd 2f out. Driven 11/2fs out and limited response. Weakened final furlong. | ||||||||
| 6 | 9.00 | Fanal El Samawi (GER) | 9-7 | 5 | 5-1 | Mrs R Weissmeier | ||
| F X Weissmeier | ||||||||
| 3rd early stages. Weakened 3f out and soon beaten. | ||||||||
| 7 | 11.00 | Syrah Gris (GB) | bl, es | 9-7 | 71 | 7 | 20-1 | Mr A S Newey |
| Miss R King | ||||||||
| Always towards rear and never able to challenge. | ||||||||
| 8 | 23.00 | Hidalgo (GB) | 9-7 | 98 | 8 | 13-2 | Mr P J Hammersley | |
| J Murtagh | ||||||||
| Soon prominent. Weakened quickly out of contention 3f out and faded. | ||||||||