Thursday @ Meydan - SAf interest

I think thats a better race for her. She will be a BIG runner!

Just Noticed that Mrs Hay has bought a big share in Cape Blanco,but the horse will stay at Ballydoyle

For some interest.... I hope


Leg 1

HORSE RACING > MEYDAN
Race 3
05-Mar-2011 17:40
DAN CHILLINGWORTH 3/1 Fixed Win
Leg 2

HORSE RACING > MEYDAN
Race 6
05-Mar-2011 19:30
SOLID CHOICE 286/100 Fixed Win
Stake: 100
Final Price: 14.55
Potential Payout: 1454.53
Min. stake: 1.00

Was that Denicious Smith with a winner on the Saturday Card?

Mrs. Hay desperate for a winner in Dubai on the big night.

Would be hard to put a figure on much she paid Barry huh?

With Musir clearly not good enough and doubts as to Bold Silvano's well being surely Golden Sword must be De Kocks best chance for Dubai World Cup glory...

Sure u can get 14/1 Twice Over 3/1

De Kock runs penalised Here To Win in Zabeel

MIKE DE KOCK has won three of the five runnings of the Group 2 Zabeel Mile, the feature turf race at Thursday's meeting of the 2011 Dubai International Racing Carnival, but the trainer's Here To Win will have to concede weight all round in this year's renewal.


She has been placed in two of her three UAE starts (both over this trip of 1m) but is penalised as a Group 1 winner and will have to give weight to fellow Group 1 scorer Hearts Of Fire.


Winner of the 2009 Gran Criterium for Pat Eddery, he was sold for 525,000gns at Tattersalls last year and has two solid Carnival efforts to his name for new trainer Ibrahaim Al Malki and should go well again for Qatar.

On official ratings, he is the one they all have to beat, but on both starts he has finished just behind the Abdulla Bin Huzaim-trained Le Drakkar who is set to reoppose.

Crowded House is another Group 1 winner among the 29 entered, which also include As De Trebol and Across The Rhine, both of whom were withdrawn from Sunday's horses-in-training sale to run here for current connections.

The Alan Jarvis-trained Navajo Chief will need a few absentees to get a run but the trainer did win this in 2008 with Wise Dennis.

It is the third running of the Group 3 DRC Gold Cup, over 2m on turf and Saeed Bin Suroor's 2010 winner Sabotage is set to defend his crown against a field set to include the Luca Cumani-trained Drunken Sailor.

Mahmood Al Zarooni duo Claremont and Opinion Poll,first and second respectively in the 1m6f Nad Al Sheba Trophy, also appear among the 13 entries, as does Mikhail Glinka. Winner of last year's 2m Queen's Vase for Mark Johnston, he gets a weight allowance as a four-year-old and should go well for his new trainer Herman Brown.

JJ The Jet Plane will have his World Cup night prep in the 6f turf handicap and, given he is rated 122, most of his opponents will be running from out of the handicap.

Race 1 - T1400m - 3 y/o Conditions, $100k
(2) Paulinho (Arg) - Brown/Fayd'Herbe [59.0/109]
(3) Chocolicious (SAf) - Brown/Moore [57.0/106]

Race 2 - AW2200m - 100+ Handicap, $175k
(1) Mr Brock (SAf) - de Kock/Shea [60.0/112]
(2) Bronze Cannon (USA) - Brown/Moore [58.0/108]
(4) Hunting Tower (SAf) - de Kock/Soumillon [58.0/108]

Race 3 - T1200m - 100+ Handicap, $175k
(1) J J The Jet Plane (SAf) - Houdalakis/Fayd'Herbe [60.0/122]
(5) Field Event (SAf) - Al Harabi/Rosales [53.0/105]

Race 4 - T3200m - GR3 DRC Gold Cup, $200k
(5) Mikhail Glinka (Ire) - Brown/Moore [54.5/110]

Race 5 - AW1900m - 100+ Handicap, $175k
(5) Here To Win (Brz) - de Kock/Soumillon [55.5/106]

Race 6 - T1600m - GR2 Zabeel Mile, $250k
(13) Field Event (SAf) - Al Harabi/??? [57.0/105] ***RESERVE***

Race 7 - T2000m - 100+ Handicap, $175k
( Wonder Lawn (SAf) - de Kock/Shea [56.5/105]

De Kock opts to run Here To Win in handicap

TRAINER Mike de Kock has elected to run Here To Win in a$175,000 1m1½f Tapeta handicap instead of the Group 2 Zabeel Mile on turf at Meydan on Thursday, the final meeting at the course before Dubai World Cup night on March 26.

"When we saw the entries the handicap looked the better option as her Group 1 penalty would have made life tough in the Zabeel Mile," De Kock said on Tuesday.

"She handled the Tapeta nicely last time and was running on over a mile so the step up in trip should suit."

De Kock also had positive news about Bold Silvano, recently usurped by Twice Over as favourite for the Dubai World Cup.

The pair were due to meet in the concluding round of the Maktoum Challenge last week, but a bruised foot ruled out Bold Silvano, leaving Twice Over to impress with a comfortable victory from the De Kock-trained Musir.

"Bold Silvano was out on the track this morning and is back in full work," De Kock added.

"It was just a minor hiccup and he is in good order. We decided not to enter him this week and to go to the big race fresh and well."

3/1 JJ THE JET PLANE in a poor hcp(tu)