| Newbury19 July 2009 Race Time:15:05 | Purebred Arabian | Group Race Race | |||
| The Al Hai Group Zaabeel International Stakes (Group 1 PA) | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:23:49 | To race over six furlongs or thereabouts | Turf: Good To Soft, Sft | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dariya (FR) | cp, tt | 9-8 | 5 | 11-8f | M. R Litt | ||
| Philippe Sogorb | ||||||||
| Looked well. Confidently ridden. Waited with. Good headway from 2f out. Led 1f out. Soon drew clear. Comfortably. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2.00 | Al Raai (SWE) | 9-8 | 5 | 20-1 | Mr B Blomqvist | ||
| Carlos Lopez | ||||||||
| Fast away. Led until 1f out. Kept on well to hold on to 2nd. | ||||||||
| 3 | 0.50 | Al Harith (IQ) | 9-8 | 74 | 5 | 20-1 | Mr A S Newey | |
| Steve Drowne | ||||||||
| Looked well. Always prominent. 4th 1f out under pressure. Ran on close home to snatch 3rd on line. | ||||||||
| 4 | sh | Ircalan D.A (BEL) | 9-8 | 105 | 10 | 12-1 | Mr J Verstrepen | |
| C Koen | ||||||||
| Midfield. Headway to go 5th 1f out. Went 3rd inside final furlong. Lost 3rd place on line. | ||||||||
| 5 | 0.50 | Mutafani (OM) | 9-8 | 91 | 7 | 8-1 | Mr J Smart | |
| Richard Mullen | ||||||||
| Waited with. Effort and good progress from 2f out. 3rd 1f out and every chance. No extra closing stages. | ||||||||
| 6 | 2.00 | Galaavi (USA) | tt, vis | 9-3 | 4 | 6-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Midfield. Ran on approaching final furlong to go 6th but not reach challenging position. | ||||||||
| 7 | 4.5 | Zaeem Al Shajaa (QA) | bl | 9-8 | 7 | 11-2 | Mr Hassan Bin Ali Hassan Al Matwi | |
| Adrie de Vries | ||||||||
| Midfield. Close up with leader and every chance 2f out. One paced final 2f. | ||||||||
| 8 | 6.00 | Jaleelat Al Khalidiah (KSA) | 9-3 | 6 | 6-1 | M. J F Bernard | ||
| Gerald Avranche | ||||||||
| 3rd until halfway. Weakened. | ||||||||
| 9 | 1.25 | Al Dahis (IQ) | 9-8 | 5 | 25-1 | Mr A S Newey | ||
| Richard Kingscote | ||||||||
| Prominent until under pressure and lost place from 2 1/2f out. | ||||||||
| 10 | 7.00 | Muhal (OM) | tt | 9-8 | 78 | 6 | 25-1 | Mr J Smart |
| D O'Donohoe | ||||||||
| Prominent. Effort and under pressure from 2f out. Soon faded out of contention. Eased final furlong. | ||||||||
| 11 | nk | Billoube (GB) | 9-8 | 80 | 6 | 20-1 | Mrs H L Bona | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Mid-division. Under pressure from halfway and dropped to rear. | ||||||||