Preview & Trifecta - Al Rashidiya
Benbatl Has a Tough One in Al Rashidiya
On Day four of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, another race will be run on the first day of February. The Al Rashidiya. A 1400m Group 2 race which will also be run at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
Promising Run won the 2017 Al Rashidiya but he wont be running this year. Last years second and third place winner will be running in this race, Light The Lights and Earnshaw.
Both of them come with good performance under their belt but it wont be easy for them as Godolphin's Benbatl will also be running here and he has earned his reputation. Another Godolphin owned but trained by Appleby, Bravo Zolo has also had a good run so far.
All in all a good race and an intriguing race card.
Gate |
Horse Name |
Age |
Origin |
Pedigree |
Trainer |
Owner |
Jockey |
Race Form |
1 |
Al Sahem |
4 |
SAF |
Silvano-Alderry(Al Mufti) |
M. De Kock |
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum |
P. Cosgrave |
7 Starts, 3 Wins, 4 Places |
2 |
Bay Of Poets |
4 |
IRE |
Lope De Vega-Bristol Bay(Montjeu) |
C. Appleby |
Godolphin |
J. Doyle |
13 Starts, 2 Wins, 2 Places |
3 |
Sharpalo |
6 |
FR |
Shamardal-Pony Girl(Darshaan) |
A. Harmash |
Badr Abdulla Ismail Al Mutawa |
S. Sousa |
25 Starts, 3 Wins, 5 Places |
4 |
Bravo Zolo |
6 |
IRE |
Rip Van Winkle-Set Fire(Bertolini) |
C. Appleby |
Godolphin |
W. Buick |
16 Starts, 7 Wins, 3 Places |
5 |
Earnshaw |
7 |
USA |
Medaglia d'Oro - Emily Bronte(Machiavellian) |
S. Ghadayer |
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |
M. Barzalona |
21 Starts, 2 Wins, 4 Place |
6 |
Light The Lights |
6 |
SAF |
Western Winter-First Arrival(Northern Guest) |
M. De Kock |
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum |
C. Soumillon |
24 Starts, 4 Wins, 5 Places |
7 |
Benbatl |
4 |
GB |
Dubawi-Nahrain(Selkirk) |
S. Suroor |
Godolphin |
O. Murphy |
8 Starts, 3 Wins, 1 Places |
Trifecta:
1) Benbatl
2) Light The Lights
3) Bravo Zolo
By Apurva Chavan, Racing Writer, apurva.chavan@secretariatsworld.com