DUBAI Carnival

[Richard Hoiles]

Dave and I alternate out in Dubai.

I am doing RUK for the meetings when I am in this country.

[Charlie D]

I am doing RUK for the meetings when I am in this country.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts Richard

Talk about sucking up to a celeb CharlieD

[Richard Hoiles]

That is very kind Charlie but the last thing I am (or wish to be) is a celeb !

[quadrilla]

WINS – RUNS 3-12 25%
£1 Level stakes -£2.25
Longest Losing Sequence 4.

NAD AL SHEBA,Fairmile,9/4,1,25/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Alzerra,3/1,6,25/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Notability,100/30,12,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Golden Velvet,9/2,3,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Zaafran,2/1,2,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Formal Decree,11/4,1,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Tax Free,9/2,4,25/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Diamond Quest,4/1,3,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Asiatic Boy,7/4,1,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Engrupido,11/4,8,18/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Tiza,11/8,8,25/01/2007
NAD AL SHEBA,Bennie Blue,5/2,11,25/01/2007

[seabird]

Well, whether you like it or not, you are in our little world, Richard.

Colin

[Cav]

Carnival Fav Stats

3yo Non Hcap 19-42 45.2% LSP -5.86
Older Horses Non Hcap 24-85 28.2% LSP -18.25
Older Horses Hcap 30-143 21% LSP -40.17

These stats go back to 2001 and don’t include races where there were joint favourites.

[Adrian]

Tomorrow’s meeting goes ahead but on the dirt only.

The 3 turf races could be run on dirt if there is a good level of interest from the trainers involved.

If so the 1777 metre turf race would be switched to 2000 metres on dirt.
Other distances the same.

A decision on the moving of the turf races onto dirt will be made on Thursday morning Dubai time.

[Charlie D]

Thanks for the info Adrian

[Adrian]

oops – I’ve made a typo. The 1777 metre race would go to 1800 metres!

[Irish Stamp]

I was looking forward to seeing Mike De Kock’s Bad Girl Runs but despite being listed as in Dubai on his website she’s not in the RP’s "acceptors" list

Martin. On emirates website

BAD GIRL RUNS (SAF)

5yrs Bay M (291)

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Not sure if that means sold on, but maybe thats why there are no entries for her

Thanks Charlie – was looking over Mike De Kock’s acceptors in the RP’s Carnival supplement last night so presumed she wasn’t going. Maybe she’s been sold on to another trainer or coming to the UK

[Richard Hoiles]

Take care for those races switched from grass to dirt tonight as new weights will be published reflecting dirt rather than turf marks.

May also lead to several jockey changes for those who now cant do weight etc.

Weights still being worked on – jockey changes allowed up to about 10.45 UK time.

[Richard Hoiles]

Adjusted fields for races swithced from grass to dirt:

Race 2:

7 Classy Lady NR.

Cat Belling and Tulipa De Job may now be carrying 53.0 vs old 54.5 though not sure why.

Race 5:
1. Yasoodd R.Cleary 55.0
3. Final Verse J.Egan 57.5
4 Arabian Prince D O’Dononhoe 57.0
5. Gharir R.Hills 56.0
8. Lucky Find K.Shea 56.0
9. Rosberg T O’Shea 56.0
10. Third Set L.Dettori 56.0

NR’S 2 Davidoff, 6 Alpacco, 7 European Dream,11 Earls Court,12 Starpix.

Race 7
1. King Jock W.Lordan 53.0
2. Brunel T O’Shea 57.0
4. Ans Bach J.Murtagh 58.50
5 Azarole J.Egan 57.0
6. Heart Alone R.Mullen 57.0
8 Objeto D’Arte C.Lemaire 57.0
9 Sea Hunter R.Ffrench 57
10. Almurad 53.50
11. Fleeeting Shadow A.Ajtebi (2.5kg) 56.50
12. Topor H.Karatas 56.0
13 Colorado Rapid (9) T.Durcan 55.0
14. Fremen (11) A.Nicholls 55.0
15. Happy Runner (13) J.Da Silva 54.50

NR’S 3 Emirates Gold, 7 Lucky Dance,16 Bain Douche.

[Irish Stamp]

Thanks Richard – good luck with the commentating and hope you’re enjoying Dubai.

[Richard Hoiles]

Alternating with Compo so not out until next week which given the weather over there looks to have been a result !

[Irish Stamp]

Nad Al Sheba – the only desert racecourse to get flooded

[apracing]

When horses race on an artifical surface in the UK, it’s called AW.

But when they race on sand in Dubai, it’s called ‘dirt’.

Is it genuinely a dirt surface as would be familiar to US horses, is it a variant of Polytrack that UK horses would know, or is it something totally different.

Whatever, now that even the US adopted the term AW for the new surfaces in use there, how long before a journalist describes the Dubai World Cup as ‘the richest AW race in the world’? Or will AW be confined to it’s more normal UK use as a term of abuse!

AP

[Richard Hoiles]

Is the same surface as whatever was down at Churchill Downs when it was laid so is an American surface which rides like Fibresand in being deep and heavily favouring those forward though whether it will today as track is sealed will be key factor.

Sealing it makes it like running on a beach when tide just gone out whereas usually like low tide when deep and powdery.

Hope you are well Alan and now able to inhabit the whole house !

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