Godolphin’s Safety Check (Dubawi) made it two-for-two this
Thus was halted Mike de Kock’s domination of the Al Fahidi
Safety Check, who was ridden by apprentice Cam Hardie last
Eastern Rules closed for best of the rest, followed by the
“You cannot help but be impressed with that,” Buick said of
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“We knew the horse was in rude health,” Appleby noted, “and were very hopeful of
a big run but we could not have expected him to win such a good race so well.
“He loves the 1400-meter trip, stays 1600 meters, but has
the pace for 1200 meters, so we have options. We will go for the Zabeel Mile
([UAE-G2] on February 26) next.”
Safety Check’s resume now reads 19-7-5-0, $423,250.
Runner-up in the 2013 Silver Tankard during his productive juvenile campaign,
the chestnut was fourth in last year’s U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (UAE-G3) and
10th in the U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2). He spent the bulk of his time in handicaps
back in England, notably capturing a pair of seven-furlong events at Glorious
Goodwood and Ascot, respectively.
Bred by Malih al Basti in Ireland, Safety Check was
purchased for $202,689 as a weanling at Tattersalls December. The aptly named
colt is out of Doors to Manual (Royal Academy), an unraced half-sister to Group
1-winning sire Marchand de Sable (Theatrical).
Godolphin doubled up one race later in the nightcap, when
Al Saham (Authorized) just parried the late thrust of Fire Fighting (Soldier of
Fortune) in a cavalry charge to the line. Trained by Saeed bin Suroor and
piloted by Adrie de Vries, the six-year-old upstaged his more accomplished
stablemate, Excellent Result (Shamardal), who was a one-paced fifth under the
co-top weight of 132 pounds. Al Saham negotiated about 1 1/2 grassy miles in
2:33 1/5, upping his line to 15-6-1-0, $135,892. The handicapper had not been
seen since trailing in the Silver Cup at York on July 12.
De Kock got to celebrate a win on the undercard courtesy of
“He picked up nicely when I asked him,” Soumillon said. “They went pretty
Umgiyo now sports a mark of 9-2-0-2, $81,331. A full
Trainer Satish Seemar continued his good run by saddling
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“If you look at his form in Saudi Arabia he was third to
the very useful Ron the Greek (Full Mandate) in November (the Student’s Cup),
which was a very good effort,” Monaghan offered.
Toolain set a new track record of 2:05 4/5 for about 1 1/4
miles on the Meydan dirt. Unplaced at Jebel Ali January 9 in his prior start, he has compiled a record of 33-6-2-2, $190,748. His
lone stakes credit came as a juvenile in 2010, a victory in Ascot’s Winkfield S.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum also enjoyed a one-two
“He has plenty of ability and won well,” jockey Dane
Tamarkuz, who was coming off a second to unbeaten Faulkner
In the opener, Beat Baby (Johannesburg) handed Norwegian
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Petersen also sent out fourth-placer Over the Ocean
(Rockport Harbor), and the duo represented his 74th and 75th starters here.
“It has been a long time coming,” Petersen said. “This horse was a very close
second last year and it is just superb to get that winner on the board. He has
really taken well to the Meydan dirt and it is a big result for the whole team
and Scandinavia.”
Beat Baby, a two-time stakes winner in Sweden, was most
recently third as the defending champion in the September 14 Taby Open Sprint
Championship. His scorecard stands at 39-12-4-9, $280,279.
Rookie trainer Salem bin Ghadayer got off the mark in the
program’s non-Carnival race, an about 10-furlong dirt handicap, where Hunting
Ground (Street Cry) drew off by 4 1/2 lengths. With stable jockey Mickael
Barzalona in the saddle, the son of multiple Grade 1 heroine Panty Raid
(Include) took 2:06 2/5 to make his Dubai debut a winning one. Hunting Ground,
who was previously in England with Mark Johnston, claims a record of 21-4-2-2,
$74,353.
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