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Dubai World Cup |
Archives 2004
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Pleasantly Perfect tracked the leaders from the start of the
Dubai World Cup race to headway over 2 furlong out before
staying on well under pressure to win the world’s richest race
at Nad Al Sheba last Saturday 27th March.
The Dubai World Cup meeting now firmly established as one of
the greatest race around the world delivered a thrilling finish
between Perfectly Pleasant and Medaglia d’Oro. The race
presented a perfect occasion for a rematch between these two top
class American horses after their duel in last year’s Breeder’s
Cup Classic at Santa Anita where they finished just a length and
a half apart at the finish.
 Fleetstreet
Dancer, mount of Jon Court, lead in the early stages of the race
before being tracked down by Bobby Frankel-trained Medaglia
d’Oro ridden by Jerry Bailey. The latter was talking no chances
and sent the 2-1 favourite of the race to the front early in the
straight. A determined Alex Solis responded immediately on
Pleasantly Perfect, the second favourite at 5-2 in the UK
betting prices. The American pair battled fiercely in the last
400 yards with Medaglia d’Oro fighting back gamely in the final
yards. Pleasantly Perfect proved too strong on the night and
clinched the US$ 6,000,000 race by three-quarters of a length.
The South African- trained Victory Moon claimed third place five
lengths behind. Godolphin’s Grand Hombre ran a good debut race
under Frankie Dettori to claim fourth place.
 Richard Mandella, trainer of Pleasantly Perfect, observed
after the race, “We’ve come close in this race before, but I
always believed that in racing if you keep trying then you will
get there and I had a lot of faith in this horse.” He added,
“Pleasantly Perfect will go home now, we will rest him up and
then train him for the Breeder’s Cup.” Mandella dedicated this
victory to his mentor, former trainer Lefty Nickerson, who died
on Friday.
Commenting on the third place of Victory Moon, South African
trainer Mike De Kock said, “He ran his heart out, he is a super
horse.”
Pleasantly Perfect (USA) 6-y-o (4 February 1998) b h
Pleasant Colony (USA)- Regal State (USA) by Affirmed (USA)
Current Owner: Diamond A Racing Corporation
Current Trainer: Richard E Mandella
Breeder: Clovelly Farm
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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 Kaolino
owned by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ridden by Richard
Hills and trained by Gillain Duffield won the opening race of
the Dubai World Cup meeting 2004. After having followed in the
middle of the field for the most part of the race, Hills moved
in and took the lead as the field entered the home straight.
Kaolino flew to victory with a comfortable three and a half
length ahead of Jiysh, ridden by French jockey, Dominique Boeuf.
Ted Durcan’s mount, Van Nistelrooy, took third place.
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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 The
US$ 1,000,000 Godolphin Mile (Gr II), sponsored by Jebel Ali
International Hotels over 1600 metres on the Nad Al Sheba dirt
track was won for the second year in a row by Firebreak, ridden
by Frankie Dettori. Having positioned his mount comfortably
throughout the race, Dettori drew clear of Jerry Bailey’s,
During, which cracked under pressure over two furlongs out.
Firebreak progmade steady progress round the final bend and took
the lead 350 metres out and ran on to a comfortable four and a
half lengths win ahead of Tropical Star ridden by Richard
Mullen. Dettori commented after the race, “When I pressed the
button, he took off. He is the most honest horse of the stable
and I love him even more now” He also praised the winning
trainer, Saeed Bin Suroor who won the race for the seventh time
in nine runnings. The latter said, “Firebreak was more relaxed
than last year. He worked much better.” Excessive Pleasure,
trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by Jon Court finished third.
Jon Oxx’s D’Anjou, ran a disappointing last under the saddle of
Mick Kinane.
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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 The
Brazilian bred three-year old, Lundy’s Liability, ridden by an
inspired Waichong Marwing, scored a double for South African
trainer Mike De Kock in the US$ 2,000,000 UAE Derby. The
determination of jockey Marwing proved too good on the night as
he drove Lundy’s Liability to a hard fought battle to the line
with Little Jim ridden by Ted Durcan and trained by Satish
Seemar, finishing second. Jerry Bailey’s Petit Paris took a good
third place. Having followed close to the lead group, Marwing’s
mount got up in the final 50 yards to win by three quarters of a
length. De Kock commented after the race, “We thought we would
run very well. He improves with every start. This makes the
South African form look strong.” Jockey Marwing thought, “Things
did not work out in his first two races, but he went like a
dream today. He is so tough and he refused to give in down the
straight.” Goldolphin’s Great Exhibition could only managed
eighth place of nine.
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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US jockey, Gary Stevens, stole the show in the US$ 2,000,000
Dubai Sheema Classic (Gr. 1) sponsored by The Palm, by winning
on Andre Fabre’s Polish Summer. Prince Khalid Abdullah’s horse
hit the front after leader Warrsan, ridden by Mick Kinane, faded
in the final half furlong to clinch the race ahead of Hard Buck
ridden by John Velazquez who briefly led before settling for
second. Stevens commented, “I was always travelling well. Andre
Fabre told me that when Polish Summer gets into a long battle,
he tends to hang, so I was happy to hold on to him.” Fabre said,
“ He has always been a big player. He runs well fresh. We’ll
save him for the Coronation Cup at Epsom. He was given a
brilliant race and it was a fairy tale start to our partnership
(Stevens is the new stable jockey for Fabre). I was happy with
Christophe Soumillon but could not share him with the Aga Khan.”
The next most likely target for Polish Summer seems to be the
Vodafone Coronation Cup but trips to Hong Kong and Italy are not
dismissed. Scott’s View took a good third for trainer Mark
Johnston. Warrsan managed a good fifth.
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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 America’s
first win of the evening came from John Sadler’s Our New Recruit
in the US$ 2,000,000 Dubai Golden Shaheen (Gr. 1) over 1,200
metres. Breeder’s Cup S winner Cajun Beat was favourite at
13-8 to land another Group 1 victory but Jerry Nailey’s mount
could not find that extra kick in the final stages and finished
fourth. Alke, the second favourite at 9-2 came second behind the
20-1 Our New Recruit ridden by Alex Solis. Akle looked a winner
at one point but failed to keep up the pressure. Conroy took
third place under the saddle of Gary Stevens. Sadler observed
after the race, “You feel relieved, you hope to run well and if
you don’t its tough. He travels superbly. He needed time to
build up, he’s a very powerful horse and was unlucky in his last
two starts.” Jockey Alex Solis commented, “Down the straight
Alke and Cajun Beat were very close but my horse felt really
strong and I felt good about it.” Velazquez, rider of Akle,
thought the winner was “just a little better than mine.” The
five-year old, Our New Recruit, looks set to compete in the
Breeder’s Cup. Conroy finished third with jockey Stevens
commenting, “He wasted energy at the start and I wouldn’t be
sure he wouldn’t have got there if he had thrown a tantrum.”
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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 The
most thrilling finish of this ninth running of the Dubai World
Cup was undoubtedly the battle to the line between Paolini and
Right Approach who were head to head at the wire in the US$
2,000,000 Dubai Duty Free (Gr. 1) sponsored by Dubai Duty Free
over 1777 metres on turf. After having analysed the photo
finish, the judge declared a dead heat between the Andreas
Wohler-trained Paolini ridden by Eduardo Pedroza and Mike de
Kock-trained Right Approach mount of Weichong Marwing. This was
the first dead heat in the history of the Dubai World Cup
meeting. Nayyir under the saddle of Mick Kinane looked a sure
winner 10 furlongs out but Paolini and Right Approach closed in
on him in the final metres of the race to win by a neck. Crimson
Palace ridden by Frankie Dettori finished fourth. After the
race, jockey Pedroza said, “It feels super, I have watched this
race meeting before on TV and dreamt about just taking part here
and now with winning this is a dream come true. I am sure I am
going to sleep quite nicely on the plane on the way home.” Right
Approach’s trainer Mick de Kock praised stable jockey Marwing
after the contest, “He was confident about Right Approach, it
was his pick.”
(Yahia
Nazroo)
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