De Kock’s World Cup hopeful
WORLD CUP: MUBTAAHIJ WILL BE LOOKING TO GIVE SA TRAINER FIRST WIN IN $10-MILLION RACE
De Kock aims for seventh UAE Derby win with Fawree.
Mike de Kock looks set to have two horses running on Dubai World Cup Night on Saturday – Mubtaahij in the Dubai World Cup and Fawree in the UAE Derby.
De Kock has not won the Dubai World Cup but Mubtaahij finished second to California Chrome last year, following in the hoofprints of Lizard’s Desire in 2010 and Asiatic Boy in 2008. Victory Moon finished third for the trainer in 2004. Mubtaahij was the early favourite for the $5-million race but has been usurped by hotpot favourite Arrogate and is on offer at around 7-1.
He has run only once this Dubai World Cup Carnival, and that was when second to Etijaah in a 2000m handicap on 23 February.
Mubtaahij gave De Kock his sixth win in the UAE Derby two years ago and Fawree is fourth favourite with Betfair behind Thunder Snow, Epicuris and Master Plan. Fawree won a 1600m maiden race by five lengths in January and in his only subsequent race, unseated jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbe at the start.
Likely fields for Dubai World Cup Night
RACE 9: US$10,000,000 DUBAI WORLD CUP (GROUP 1) 2000m (Dirt) ARROGATE (USA) USA Bob Baffert GUN RUNNER (USA) USA Steve Asmussen AWARDEE (USA) Japan Mikio Matsunaga APOLLO KENTUCKY (USA) Japan Kenji Yamauchi HOPPERTUNITY (USA) USA Bob Baffert MORAWIJ MUBTAAHIJ (IRE) South Africa Michael de Kock GOLD DREAM (JPN) Japan Osamu Hirata KEEN ICE (USA) USA Todd Pletcher LONG RIVER (USA) UAE Salem bin Ghadayer SPECIAL FIGHTER (IRE) UAE Maria Ritchie MOVE UP (GB) UAE Saeed bin Suroor. NEOLITHIC (USA) USA Todd Pletcher FURIA CRUZADA (CHI) UAE Erwan Charpy LANI (USA) Japan Mikio Matsunaga
RACE 8: US$6,000,000 LONGINES DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC (GROUP 1) 2410m (Turf) 1st: $3,600,000 2nd: $1,200,000 3rd: $600,000 4th: $300,000 5th: $180,000 6th: $120,000
POSTPONED (IRE) UK Roger Varian HIGHLAND REEL (IRE) Ireland Aidan O’Brien SEVENTH HEAVEN (IRE) Ireland Aidan O’Brien JACK HOBBS (GB) UK John Gosden SOUNDS OF EARTH (JPN) Japan Kenichi Fujioka PRIZE MONEY (GB) UAE Saeed bin Suroor CHOPIN (GER) Bahrain Abdulla Kuwaiti EARNSHAW (USA) UAE Salem bin Ghadayer
RACE 7: US$6,000,000 DUBAI TURF (GROUP 1) 1800m (Turf) 1st: $3,600,000 2nd: $1,200,000 3rd: $600,000 4th: $300,000 1st: $1,200,000 2nd: $400,000 3rd: $200,000 4th: $100,000 5th: $180,000 6th: $120,000 5th: $60,000 6th: $40,000
RIBCHESTER (IRE) UK Richard Fahey MUTAKAYYEF (GB) UK William Haggas REAL STEEL (JPN) Japan Yoshito Yahagi VERY SPECIAL (IRE) UAE Saeed bin Suroor VIVLOS (JPN) Japan Yasuo Tomomichi ZARAK (FR) France Alain De Royer Dupre DEBT COLLECTOR (NZ) Singapore Cliff Brown OPAL TIARA (IRE) UK Mick Channon HESHEM (IRE) France Christophe Ferland MONDIALISTE (IRE) UK David O’Meara DECORATED KNIGHT (GB) UK Roger Charlton DEAUVILLE (IRE) Ireland Aidan O’Brien COUGAR MOUNTAIN (IRE) Ireland Aidan O’Brien
RACE 4: US$2,000,000 UAE DERBY (GROUP 2) 1900m (Dirt) 1st: $1,200,000 2nd: $400,000 3rd: $200,000 4th: $100,000 5th: $60,000 6th: $40,000
THUNDER SNOW (IRE) UAE Saeed bin Suroor LANCASTER BOMBER (USA) Ireland Aidan O’Brien VETTORI KIN (BRZ) USA Kenneth McPeek HE RUNS AWAY (ARG) Uruguay Ricardo Colombo EPICHARIS (JPN) Japan Kiyoshi Hagiwara TOP SCORE (GB) UAE Saeed bin Suroor FLY AT DAWN (USA) UAE Charlie Appleby COSMO CHARLIE (USA) UAE Douglas Watson ADIRATO (JPN) Japan Naosuke Sugai QATAR MAN (IRE) UK Marco Botti MASTER PLAN (USA) USA Todd Pletcher BEE JERSEY (USA) UAE Douglas Watson FAWREE (USA) South Africa Michael de Kock NOMORERICHBLONDES (USA) UAE Ahmad bin Harmash SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA) Ireland Aidan O’Brien MIDNIGHT CHICA (USA) UAE Dhruba Selvaratnam
RACE 6: US$2,000,000 DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN (GROUP 1) 1200m (Dirt) 1st: $1,200,000 2nd: $400,000 3rd: $200,000 4th: $100,000 5th: $60,000 6th: $40,000
NOT LISTENIN’TOME (AUS) Hong Kong John Moore MIND YOUR BISCUITS (USA) USA Chad Summers REYNALDOTHEWIZARD (USA) UAE Satish Seemar STALLWALKIN’ DUDE (USA) USA David Jacobson MORAWIJ (GB) UAE Dhruba Selvaratnam COOL COWBOY (USA) UAE Douglas Watson MY CATCH (IRE) UAE Douglas Watson ST JOE BAY (USA) USA Peter Miller DUNDONNELL (USA) Hong Kong Caspar Fownes MUARRAB (GB) UAE Ali Rashid Al Rayhi IMPERIAL HINT (USA) USA Luis Carvajal Jr. COMICAS (USA) UAE Charlie Appleby WILD DUDE (USA) Ireland Michael Halford DIOS CORRIDA (JPN) Japan Yoshitada Takahash
RACE 5: US$1,000,000 AL QUOZ SPRINT (GROUP 1) 1200m (Turf) 2ND LEG OF THE 2017 GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE
LIMATO (IRE) UK Henry Candy AMAZING KIDS (NZ) Hong Kong John Size ERTIJAAL (IRE) UAE Ali Rashid Al Rayhi WASHINGTON DC (IRE) Ireland Aidan O’Brien THE RIGHT MAN (FR) France Didier Guillemin JUNGLE CAT (IRE) UAE Charlie Appleby LONG ON VALUE (USA) USA William Mott FINSBURY SQUARE (FR) France Fabrice Chappet BACCARAT (IRE) UAE Charlie Appleby FINAL VENTURE (GB) UK Paul Midgley MEDICEAN MAN (GB) UK Jeremy Gask RICHARD’S BOY (USA) USA Peter Miller
RACE 3: US$1,000,000 DUBAI GOLD CUP (GROUP 2) 3200m (Turf) 1st: $600,000 2nd: $200,000 3rd: $100,000 4th: $50,000 5th: $30,000 6th: $20,000
HEARTBREAK CITY (FR) Ireland Anthony J Martin SHEIKHZAYEDROAD (GB) UK David Simcock BIG ORANGE (GB) UK Michael Bell QUEST FOR MORE (IRE) UK Roger Charlton VAZIRABAD (FR) France Alain De Royer Dupre QUECHUA (ARG) Singapore Ricardo Le Grange BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE (GB) UAE Saeed bin Suroor TRIP TO PARIS (IRE) UK Edward Dunlop KINGFISHER (IRE) Ireland Aidan O’Brien REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (IRE) UAE Salem bin Ghadayer FAMOUS KID (USA) UAE Saeed bin Suroor WALL OF FIRE (IRE) UK Hugo Palmer BASATEEN (IRE) UAE Douglas Watson
RACE 2: US$1,000,000 DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC (GROUP 1) 2000m (Dirt) 1st: $600,000 2nd: $200,000 3rd: $100,000 4th: $50,000 5th: $30,000 6th: $20,000
RB BURN (US) UAE Eric Lemartinel AF MATHMOON (AE) UAE Ali Rashid Al Rayhi FAUCON DU LOUP (FR) UAE Elise Jeanne HANDASSA (FR) France Francois Rohaut LORAA (AE) UAE Jean De Roualle TM THUNDER STRUCK (US) Qatar Alban De Mieulle SNIPER DE MONLAU (FR) UAE Helal Al Alawi VERSAC PY (FR) UAE Erwan Charpy RB MADYMOISELLE (USA) UAE Ernst Oertel RB DIXIE BURNING (US) UAE Eric Lemartinel AF MAQAYES (AE) UAE Ali Rashid Al Rayhi AF AL HAZER (AE) UAE Ernst Oertel BON BAISER DE FAUST (FR) UAE Doug Watson
RACE 1: US$1,000,000 GODOLPHIN MILE (GROUP 2) 1600m (Dirt) 1st: $600,000 2nd: $200,000 3rd: $100,000 4th: $50,000 5th: $30,000 6th: $20,000
SHARP AZTECA (USA) USA Jorge Navarro KAFUJI TAKE (JPN) Japan Sachio Yukubo HEAVY METAL (GB) UAE Salem bin Ghadayer NORTH AMERICA (GB) UAE Satish Seemar SECOND SUMMER (USA) UAE Douglas Watson LE BERNARDIN (USA) UAE Ali Rashid Al Rayhi GIFTED MASTER (IRE) UK Hugo Palmer ETIJAAH (USA) UAE Douglas Watson FITZGERALD (USA) UAE Ahmad bin Harmash TRIPLE NINE (KOR) South Korea Young Kwan Kim ROSS (IRE) Germany Peter Schiergen STORMARDAL (IRE) UAE Ismail Mohammed