DUBAI Super Saturday

so disappointing Bold Silvano ... never looked like threatening at any stage.

yes, sadly greg u r right.bs simply not good enough for those european bred horses.

Fantastic win there by Master of Hounds...(tu)

Nothing running on from the back today, but still Presvis looked to be battling from the start, his best days surely behind him now....

Well done to Kevin on 20/1 shot! Excellent ride

Yes Greg Presvis time to call it a day?

i hv to agree great ride by shea and nice double on card for mdk.

Greg,I have been keeping notes of horses leading up to the big night and I don't know what your opinion is, but over the meetings there seem to be a lot of horses,not "pulled" as such,but not ridden with any intent...........Presvis ,as you mention,if you watch,was never looking for a clear run and went through the motions.
Every week a few horses have just come home behind the pack without looking for a fight.
There are a horses on the big night ,you will have to ignore prep form IMO.

Previs always does this and then when it really counts he comes up and wins.

Looked to me from the head-on that Mutahadee couldn't get a run ... he kept trying to get through and had to track right and right again .... and eventually actually nudged another horse out of his path (did I see that right? Not sure). With a clearer run he might prove a bigger threat than he was tonight. But great to see Master of Hounds finally get his post-maiden win.

Congrats to all the South African connections for the meeting.
To summarise:

Race 1: Ernst Oertel 3rd
Race 2: Mike de Kock 1st
Race 3: Herman Brown 3rd with SAf-bred horse (August Rush)
Race 4: SAf-bred horse 3rd (Nocturnal Affair)
Race 5: Mike de Kock 3rd with locally raced horse (Musir)
Race 6: Herman Brown 1st
Race 7:
Race 8: Mike de Kock 1st and 3rd, Kevin Shea 1st

(tu)

Txs Sabre

Nice summary Sabre, ta muchly ... (makes me feel a lot more cheerful after the let-downs of Musir and Bold Silvano)!!