| Newbury18 August 2012 Race Time:12:55 | Purebred Arabian | Open Hcap Race | |||
| The Royal Cavalry of Oman Premier Handicap Stakes (Series Final) | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 3 yrs old & upwards, open handicap. horses must have been one of the first six previously unqualified horses to finish in a royal cavalry of oman series qualifier. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:51:01 | To race over one mile or thereabouts | Turf: Good To Firm | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scyphios (FR) | bl | 9-4 | 108 | 6 | 3-1 | Mr S Al Hakmani | |
| Royston Ffrench | ||||||||
| Sweating. Made all. Shaken up 1 1/2fs out. Ran on strongly. | ||||||||
| 2 | 1.25 | Moshahed (GB) | cp | 8-7 | 97 | 7 | 14-1 | Mrs G M Duffield |
| Tadhg O'Shea | ||||||||
| 2nd chasing winner until under pressure 3f out and disputing 2nd. Kept on gamely for pressure final 2f and regained 2nd but not reach winner. | ||||||||
| 3 | 0.75 | Sadiq (NL) | cp, tt | 8-12 | 102 | 7 | 9-2 | Mrs G M Duffield |
| Sam Hitchcott | ||||||||
| Sweating. Soon prominent. Driven 3f out. Every chance and stayed on into 3rd closing stages. | ||||||||
| 4 | 1.25 | Mudalal (OM) | bl | 8-8 | 98 | 8 | 7-2 | Mr S Al Hakmani |
| Fergus Sweeney | ||||||||
| Waited with. Under pressure 4f out and hanging. Kept on at one pace into 4th final furlong. | ||||||||
| 5 | nk | Harran (GB) | bl | 10-0 | 118 | 5 | 2-1f | Mr J Smart |
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Settled 4th. Disputed 2nd 2f out travelling well. Effort 1 1/2fs out but limited response and soon weakened. | ||||||||
| 6 | 2.75 | Ambrose (GB) | cp | 8-0 | 82 | 8 | 16-1 | Mr W M Smith |
| Frankie McDonald | ||||||||
| Always last and soon driven. No impression. | ||||||||