The second race at Meydan, UAE, on Saturday January 21st 2012, was the 18:50 Al Naboodah Travel & Tourism, a thoroughbred Handicap over 1100M (approximately 1m3f) on the Tapeta (All Weather) surface.
The race was won by Sheik Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Tanfeeth, ridden by Tadhg O’Shea. This horse was just over a length to the good of Godolphin’s Tahaamah under Silvestre de Souza, who was only narrowly in front of the third horse home, Direct Answer.
Full results for this race are detailed below.
Meydan Result: January 21 2012, Race 2, 18:50 Al Naboodah Travel & Tourism
Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
1st | Tanfeeth (GB) | M Al Muhairi | Tadhg O’Shea | |
2rd | 1.25 | Tahaamah (GB) | S bin Suroor | Silvestre De Sousa |
3rd | 0.5 | Direct Answer (USA) | M Al Jahouri | Carlos Sandoval |
4th | 2.25 | Sharaayeen (GB) | A Al Raihe | Richard Hills |
5th | 0.5 | Radegund Abbey (GB) | S Seemar | Richard Mullen |
6th | Ns | Achill Bay (IRE) | S Seemar | Harry Bentley (nil) |
7th | 1 | Zain Shamardal (IRE) | A Al Raihe | Royston Ffrench |
8th | 1 | Dr Faustus (IRE) | D Watson | Patrick Dobbs |
9th | 1.5 | Colony (IRE) | M bin Shafya | Patrick Cosgrave |
10th | ns | Espiritu (FR) | G Al Marri | Mirco Demuro |
11th | 0.25 | Glen Nevis (USA) | A Al Raihe | Saeed Al Mazrooei ( 3.0 kgs) |
12th | 0.75 | Udabaa (IRE) | D Watson | Kieren Fallon |
13th | 1.25 | Mojave Moon (GB) | M bin Shafya | Xavier Ziani |
14th | Sh | Teslin (IRE) | S Seemar | Ted Durcan |
Video and picture courtesy Emirates Racing Authority.