(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Cheers for Watson and Dobbs as debutant Faulkner comes from nowhere to score upset win.Faulkner ridden by Patrick Dobbs wins the 1200m fourth race at the Jebel Ali Racecourse in Dubai on Friday. — KT photo by Mukesh Kamal
Dubai — Jutland ridden by Patrick Dobbs made all to lead from start to finish in the Shadwell Farm 1950m TB Rated Conditions the feature of the third meeting at the Jebel Ali racecourse as the popular venue has also staged big celebrations to mark the 43rd anniversary of the UAE National Day here on Friday.
“He’s in good form” commented the Red Stables handler Doug Watson who’ trains the horse on behalf of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai. “Jutland is also good on turf at Meydan and hopefully he can make his mark during the Carnival” he added. And while Watson did not speak about any specific plan for the horse he noted that Jutland could be targeting Jebel Ali Stakes the first of three highlights of the venue over same course and distance.
Public favourite Farrier (Satish Seemar/Richard Mullen) chased the winner home to lose by three quarters of a length and Izaaj (Ahmed bin Harmash/ Royston Ffrench) was nine lengths behind in third place. It was a quick double for the Watson-Dobbs partnership in the CBD TB Maiden fourth race on the card when debutant Faulkner came from nowhere to upset the 10-runner field to storm home unchallenged.
Murasil (Ismail Mohammed/ Wayne Smith) was second and top weight Conform With Fact walked away with the third place honours. In the second feature of the afternoon Oisin Murphy put Sholaan on top gear to land the 1000m TB Rated Conditions second feature sponsored by Frayland in great style. Kilt Rock finished second and hot favourite Fityaan was third.
Trained by Dhruba Selvaratnam at the same track for the patron of course Shaikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the brilliant sprinter did everything right to recapture his form after three unsuccessful attempts later last season and early this year in Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali.
Wayne Smith teamed up with Erwan Charpy to bring Asatir home in the opening race of the afternoon a seven furlong TB Handicap contest sponsored by Orient Irrigation Services. Not A Given Ali Rashid Al Raihe/ Saeed Al Mazrouei was a length and a quarter second behind them came Janjm Suhail under Royston Ffrench.
The Green Stables handler Erwan Charpy who has saddled the winner commented: “Asatir came to our yard by the end of last season from Godolphin and I think it was because of his low rate (89) as they couldn’t find much races for him in UK. He was in good shape and we have been working with him very softly. It’s great to see him winning on UAE debut and first time on dirt for Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum” he said. In the second race Al Shafar Investment 1950m TB Handicap top weight Maqaraat was patiently ridden by Dane O’Neill to attack the leading group in the concluding stages to do the better work over early leader Double Pass.
Trained by Doug Watson at the Red Stables on behalf of Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance thE six-year-old son of Dalakhani broke nicely and settled behind the pace but he was always going well before he lodged his claim in the final two furlongs and travelled easily to hit the front and prevail by a length and a quarter. The final race ServU 1000m TB Handicap was impressively won by Sixty Minutes under Sil vestre De Sousa for trainer Musabah Al Muhairi and owner Esaed Egziama.
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