Arab Racing 2002


The Arab Horse Society

HUNTINGDON RACE REPORT 2002

 

RESULTS    13/7/02  OFFICIAL GOING   GOOD/FIRM

PRIZE MONEY ALL RACES   £100, £50, £30

 Race 1 CHLOE LOUISE SMALL OWNER/TRAINER  MAIDEN  8 Furlongs

 

Distance

Name of horse

Rider

Weight

SP

Revised Rating

1

 

WFA LEOPARD

P M Collington

10  0

7/2

50

2

1

KAHRABAIYA

N Bell

10  4

8/1

38

3

8

WFA PROPHECY

D C Thomas

 9 10

2/1

33

4

10

CASSARIAH

A M Wallett

10  6(inc 10ow)

10/1

 

5

3

BELLE DE JOUR

P Deymonaz

 9 10

1/1

38

6

8

CHILTERN MAGIC MOMENT

R Uden

 9 10

8/1

30

7

Nk

SILVER SERANADE

J Goldsworthy

 9 10

10/1

30

8

15

WFA RHEINMAIDEN

J Buckley

9 10

5/1

 

Non runner:  kashmir

Time: 2 min 24

WFA Rhein maiden was a disappointment, never wanting to race and tailed off from halfway.Silver Seranade and Chiltern Magic Moment were never in the hunt. Belle De Jour moved up 4f out but didn’t seem to stay and will presumably be dropped back into sprints, she ran well over a mile here last time and that seems to be her limit. Cassariah was carrying 10lbs overweight and ran up to her form.

WFA Prophecy ran her best race to date always in the front rank and keeping on at one pace. Kahrabaiya seems to like these maidens where he can dominate the early stages and he was clear turning for home but was collared by the winner in the final furlong. He is a stayer and seems to like the sweeping bends round Huntingdon.

WFA Leopard had a nice introduction always travelling well and shaken up to win his race in the straight. He will improve for the run and could go on to win middle grade handicaps.

Winning Owner

Hutchings Timber Ltd

Winning Trainer

J Candlish

Winning Breeder

M Bancroft

 

Race 2 AHS RACING SUPPORTERS AA/PB OPEN HANDICAP 6F

 

Distance

Name of horse

Rider

Weight

SP

Revised Rating

1

 

HARDTOBACK

R Woollard

9 11

6/4

77(+5)

2

5

SHASTA BREE TARKAAN

P Deymonaz

11  0

1/ 2

87(-2)

3

15

SPRING PSALM

Patrick Murphy

9  0

5/2

 

Time: 1 min 19

Shasta Bree tarkaan led but was challenged all the way into the straight by Spring Psalm who had a significant change of jockey and for once was carrying no overweight. It didn’t make any difference in the vent as he faded in the final furlong. Meanwhile Hardtoback tracked the front two and came through to win with a bit in hand. He had been running inexplicably badly this season but it transpired that he had a back problem and he showed his old form again today.

Winning Owner 

J Peyton

Winning Trainer      

J Peyton

Winning Breeder

J Peyton

 

Race 3 PETER Mc CORMACK   0-40 HANDICAP  6 Furlongs

 

Distance

Name of horse

Rider

Weight

SP

Revised Rating

1

 

DORAMAN

P M Collington

10  5

3/1

35(+4)

2

2

ISLAND BENEDICT

R Woollard

10  6

5/2

33(+1)

3

1 ½

TISHOMINGO

B Boulton

9  9

6/1

 

4

¾

ZAK ZAK

J Buckley

10  0

8/1

25(-1)

5

1

ERMELO

P Brown

10  2

5/2

27(-1)

6

4

STARINSKY

P L Murphy

10  2

5/1

25(-3)

7

Hd

SAKIT SURA

G C Farr

10  8

6/1

30(-4)

8

18

PHAYMON

Patrick Murphy

11  0

5/2

38(-2)

Time: 1 min 28

Phaymon wasn’t helped by a false start and was never going in the race,Sakit Sura also continued his poor form and has now dropped 23lbs this season. Starinsky was held up 5 lengths behind the bunch and was nearest at the finish. Ermelo ran better than his finishing position and just about led 2f out but faded in the final furlong. Zak Zak ran quite well having every chance in the straight but just unable to quicken.

Tishomingo led but was headed 3f out and looked likely to fade from the scene but found a 2nd wind and ran on again to take third close home. Island Benedict ran another good race over an inadequate trip and will probably be winning again when he gets a more suitable distance.

Doraman had been given a chance in the weights after finishing third more times than the Liberal Democrats. He was held up and came through to lead a furlong out and ran on strongly. Now he has got his head in front he might have the confidence to do it again.

Winning Owner 

A J Jennings

Winning Trainer  

A J Jennings

Winning Breeder 

T R Towler

 

Race 4 GODMANCHESTER OPEN HANDICAP 6 Furlongs

 

Distance

Name of horse

Rider

Weight

SP

Revised Rating

1

 

SANJI

P M Collington

11  0

1/1

95(+1)

2

¾

FAYRE ABI

Patrick Murphy

10  8

2/1

 

3

4

PAVOT AL KYLE

D C Thomas

10  3

1/1

81(-2)

Time: 1 min 23

Sanji led at a good pace and saw off Pavot Al Kyle who tried to take him on entering the home straight. Fayre Abi was held up and ran on to challenge a furlong out but never got to Sanji who set the record for wins (14)in AHS races by a pure bred. The ground was just right for Sanji who had not been suited by the conditions when beaten by Fayre Abi at Barbury Castle. Pavot Al Kyle has won at 6f but his best form is over 10f when able to dominate from the front. He doesn’t have enough speed to get past Sanji at this trip and it was a puzzle when the bookmakers tried to make him favourite to win here.

Fayre Abi is another with form at various distances and we may not have seen the best of him yet. Philip Collington completed a treble on the winner.

Winning Owner 

S M Sherfras

Winning Trainer

J Candlish

Winning Breeder

A Unwin

 

Race 5  FRIENDS OF AHS RACING AA/PB 0-85 HANDICAP 10 Furlongs

Place

Distance

Name of Horse

Rider

Weight

SP

Revised Rating

1

  SUGAR DANDY

C J Green

10  7

1/1

81(+4)

2

3 ½

ARCTIC LORD

J Maclean

10  2

6/4

 

3

1 ½

FIELD OF DREAMS

P Deymonaz

9  1

3/1

56(-1)

4

4

ARCTIC FIRE

R Woollard

11  0

3/1

80(-4)

Time: 2 min 12

Arctic fire set out to make all but was outpaced 3f out and dropped to the rear before running on again in the final furlong. He stays 2m and likes a bit of cut.Field of dreams was held up and came to challenge the winner 2f out but could do no more.

Arctic fire’s son Arctic Lord was again rather green and will win races when he learns to run in a straight line. He never got to the winner in the straight but ran on well and is suited by a trip. Sugar Dandy again confirmed he has improved this season and that he needs at least a mile nowadays. He has run at every meeting this season and hasn’t run a bad race yet.

Winning Owner 

C J Green

Winning Trainer

C J Green

Winning Breeder

M L Thorp

Race 6 JOLLY BUTCHERS 0-70 HANDICAP 14 Furlongs

Place

Distance

Name of Horse

Rider

Weight

SP

 

Revised Rating

1

  AKROTIRI

Patrick Murphy

9 13

2/1

57(+5)

2

1 ½

MAJESTIC OMAR

S Mcilwaine

9  3

3/1

 

3

1

ARES DE CHAVAGNE

P Deymonaz

11  0

2/1

66(-1)

4

4

ARCTIC FIRE

R Woollard

11  0

3/1

80(-4)

Time: 3 min 30

They were started from the 14 f start as there wasn’t a place marked for the 13f as per the race conditions. This wouldn’t have suited the doubtful stayer Ares De Chavagne but as it happened they went a crawl for the first two furlongs effectively turning it into a 12 f contest.

Riverdance and Majestic Omar were the chief sufferers as they are both proven 2 milers and it wasn’t clear why one or both of them didn’t make it a true stamina test. Riverdance had to be heavily restrained in the early stages and was nearest at the finish. Ares De Chavagne was allowed to dictate the pace until reaching the limit of his stamina and giving way to the held up Akrotiri 2f out. Akrotiri wasn’t happy in front and ran very green but neither of the stayers was close enough to mount a serious challenge, Majestic Omar getting closest. It wasn’t a very satisfactory race unless you had taken the very generous 3 to 1 available about the winner.

Race 7  ST IVES 0-55 HANDICAP 8 Furlongs

Place

Distance

Name of Horse

Rider

Weight

SP

Revised Rating

1

  EGYPT

Patrick Murphy

10 11

2/1

54(+4)

2

Sh hd

ISLAND ROVER

S Morris

10  8

7/4

49(+2)

3

2

DORIKET

R Woollard

10  2

3/1

40(-1)

4

2 ½

BORAGO

B Boulton

9 11

4/1

35(-1)

5

1 ½

FLORIFEROUZ

P Deymonaz

11  0

7/4

51(-2)

Time: 1 min 57

Floriferouz led until fading in the final furlong. He is best fresh and probably prefers sprints. Borago was outpaced until running on in the final furlong and has better form over 10f whilst Doriket had every chance but wasn’t good enough.Island Rover ran yet another good race and just missed out in the photo finish: he was in front until the last 25 yards.

Egypt confirmed the promise she showed when easily winning her maiden. She may well improve again.

Winning Owner 

A Unwin

Winning Trainer

G Haynes

Winning Breeder

Mr and Mrs J Unwin



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