Arabian
Racing Review
Newbury 22nd August
by Paul Simmons
The Royal Cavalry of Oman Series Final Premier Handicap 0-100
over 1 Mile:
A slightly surprising result as smart handicapper and former
Dubai Day winner Shuhood galloped his rivals into submission
with a superb display in this mile event/ Alize Safinat set a
decent pace from the start and was all out the winner in the
final furlong but Shuhood (Bengali D’Albret x Shunah) was
coming with a dazzling run under a superb ride from Sam Hitchcott
and just got up at the line by a head for trainer Beverley Paterson.
Commenting afterwards Paterson said “He’s very talented
but I wasn’t sure if he would stay a mile but he’s
done it well today”. Alize Safinat (Tidjani x Al Din) was
once again brave in defeat, he was head to head with the winner
all the way to the line but just lost out. Whilst Noble Athlete
(Dorwan Du Cayrou x Noble Dame) ran a great race back in third,
always handy he came with a good run inside the final furlong
and was gaining with every stride at the line and lost out by
half a length in the end; but was clear of Deolali in fourth.