| Newbury05 August 2012 Race Time:13:10 | Purebred Arabian | 0-90/95 Race | |||
| The Wathba Stud Farm Cup Premier Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 3 yrs old & upwards, rated 0-90. | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:25:42 | To race over one mile two furlong or thereabouts | Turf: Good To Firm | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verdora (GB) | bl | 9-0 | 75 | 6 | 14-1 | Mr D M Batteate | |
| Jim Crowley | ||||||||
| Midfield. Headway to take 4th entering straight. Led 2 1/2fs out. 2l clear final furlong and stayed on strongly. | ||||||||
| 2 | 1.50 | Zaaqya (GB) | 9-12 | 87 | 4 | 5-1 | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Tadhg O'Shea | ||||||||
| Held up in rear. Last and driven 4f out not going well. Responded to pressure and took 2nd approaching final furlong. Not reach winner closing stages and no extra. | ||||||||
| 3 | hd | Sophia (GB) | 9-4 | 79 | 6 | 14-1 | Ms B Deutrom | |
| Mr T H E Garner | ||||||||
| Mid-division. Close up 2f out but slightly outpaced. Good headway final furlong and finished well to take a closing 3rd. | ||||||||
| 4 | 1.25 | Ambrose (GB) | cp | 9-8 | 83 | 8 | 16-1 | Mr W M Smith |
| Dane O'Neill | ||||||||
| Waited with. Driven 4f out. Progress to go 5th 1 1/2fs out. Stayed on final furlong. | ||||||||
| 5 | 0.50 | Syrah Gris (GB) | 8-10 | 71 | 6 | 16-1 | Mr A S Newey | |
| Miss R King | ||||||||
| Settled just behind leaders. 3rd entering straight. 2nd and effort 2f out. Every chance but weakened final furlong. | ||||||||
| 6 | 1.25 | Altesse Kossack (NL) | 9-0 | 75 | 6 | 14-1 | Mr P J Hammersley | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Soon prominent. Lost place approaching straight and under pressure 4f out. Kept on one pace. | ||||||||
| 7 | nk | Shadiya (GB) | 8-5 | 66 | 5 | 8-1 | Mr A S Newey | |
| Frankie McDonald | ||||||||
| Slowly into stride. Soon in rear. Some late progress final 2f but never troubled leaders. | ||||||||
| 8 | nk | Al Batra'a (OM) | 9-10 | 85 | 7 | 5-1 | Mr S Al Hakmani | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Towards rear and stumbled badly after 3f. Moderate progress final 3f but not recover. | ||||||||
| 9 | 0.50 | Nasemah (GB) | 9-13 | 88 | 4 | 3-1 | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Robert Winston | ||||||||
| Midfield. Headway and close 3rd 3f out. Every chance but beaten 1f out. Eased close home. | ||||||||
| 10 | 0.50 | Azwa (GB) | 10-0 | 89 | 4 | 9-2 | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Martin Dwyer | ||||||||
| Soon led. Headed 2 1/2fs out. Soon weakened. | ||||||||
| 11 | 6.00 | Hotfoot (GB) | 9-5 | 80 | 5 | 7-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| E Ahern | ||||||||
| Midfield. Just behind leaders 3f out but soon driven. Weakened final furlong. | ||||||||
| 12 | 8.00 | Cosmic Girl (GB) | cp | 8-1 | 62 | 5 | 4-1 | Mrs S Farnese |
| Hayley Burton | ||||||||
| Prominent and disputed lead early stages. Still 2nd until weakened quickly out of contention final 3f. | ||||||||
| 13 | 10.00 | Noble Athlete (FR) | 9-2 | 77 | 10 | 14-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Sweating. Close up and 3rd 7f out. 5th entering straight but soon under pressure and lost touch. Behind final 2f. | ||||||||