Godolphin's Ahtoug,
trained by Charlie Appleby, won the five-furlong Barclays Shergar Cup Dash by
three quarters of a length and provided Joao Moreira with his first British
winner.
The Brazilian, who rides
in Singapore and is champion jockey there, was thrilled with his achievement.
He said: "This makes
me feel great. I am so glad to be here - just a delight. All of those people
involved have done a great job. Getting a winner is just a dream come true for
me.
"The horse was a
little bit unsure about what he was doing. I probably got in front a little too
soon and, once he got there, he started looking around.
"He changed his lead
a couple of times but he was always strong to the line and he was going to win
in the last furlong.
"It is just a pleasure
to be here. I am not a magic man, just a lucky boy."
His 15 points maintained
the Rest of World's third place on 28 points and his team edged closer to EUR
on 36 and GBI on 43.
They also put him into
second place in the race for the Silver Saddle - just three points behind the
leader - James Doyle on 28 points.
EUROPE
GETTING RACY AND HOMING IN ON HOME SIDE
Europe inched closer to
leaders Great Britain and Ireland side in the race for the Dubai Duty Free
Shergar Cup, when all three of their riders gained points.
Captain Gerald Mosse
picked up four by dint of his horse being a non-runner, while Ioritz Mendizabal
collected five points for finishing fourth on Zero Money and Andrasch Starke
gained three points when Racy took fifth.
Europe moved to 36 points,
seven behind the leaders. In the Silver Saddle, Mosse slipped to third despite
moving to 21 points after being passed for second spot by Joao Moreira, who won
this race for the Rest of the World on Ahtoug. James Doyle maintains the
overall lead in that competition.
Mendizabal, who rode Zero
Money for Newmarket trainer Hugo Palmer, said: "The pace was very quick,
but I tried to ride a waiting race, rather than be too near the front. He
finished very well, but did not have the speed to get there."
Starke, who rode Racy for
trainer Brian Ellison, said: "I had a good position on the rail, but he
was very flat and from two furlongs out found nothing. He just stayed on at one
pace."
DOYLE
LEADS THE FIELD FOR THE SADDLE
James Doyle scored 10
points for Team Great Britain & Ireland for his second place on the 11/4
joint favourite Steps.
Doyle said: "That
fella ran a good race - he just curled up a bit when the winner hung into me -
it didn't do me any favours. But I'm happy enough."
Doyle also leads the field
in the race for the Silver Saddle, with 28 points from the winner of the third
race, the Barclays Shergar Cup Dash, Joao Moreira, who is in second on 25
points.
Doyle reflected: "I
am just there and hanging on in there at the moment."
The Silver Saddle is
awarded to the leading rider at the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup and
Third place gained seven
points but failed to lift the Girls off the foot of the table when Lisa
Allpress pressed home Swan Song to the filly's first place from five efforts
this season.
Allpress commented:
"She was nice - she jumped and put herself into a nice spot I got pushed
around a bit by the horse that won - I dont know whether they (the stewards)
will say anything about that - but she did well. If she got a better draw next
time and something to follow she will do better. There are still a few more
races for us to claw back the points."
2.05pm
Barclays Shergar Cup Dash
£30,000
total prize fund. For 3yo+, rated 86-105 (also open to such horses rated 85 and
below), 5f. Weights: highest weight: 4yo+ 10st; 3yo 9st 11lb; minimum weight:
8st 9lb; 3-y-o 8st 6lb. Penalties: after August 3rd, each race won 3lb. Weight
for age: 3 from 4yo+ 3lb. Penalty value 1st £14,754.00 2nd £5,166.00 3rd
£2,361.00 4th £1,842.00 5th £1,623.00 6th £1,182.00
1) AHTOUG
(Godolphin) Charlie Appleby 5-9-06 Joao Moreira ROW 11/2
2) STEPS
(Michael Hill) Roger Varian 5-9-10 James Doyle GBI 11/4 JF
3) SWAN
SONG (Jeff Smith) Andrew Balding 4-9-02 Lisa Allpress GIRLS 16/1
4) ZERO
MONEY (Kremlin Cottage III) Hugo Palmer 7-9-06 Ioritz Mendizabal EUR
5) RACY
(Koo's Racing Club) Brian Ellison 6-9-10 Andrasch Starke EUR 11/4 JF
6) PANDAR
(The Morley Family) Robert Cowell 4-9-06 Kieren Fallon GBI
7) DOCTOR
PARKES (Mrs S Mason & Partners) Stuart Williams 7-9-03 Gary Stevens ROW
8) JUDGE
'N JURY (Robert & Nina Bailey) Ronald Harris 9-9-08 Rosie Napravnik GIRLS
9) BEAR
BEHIND (Bellman Black Marantelli Owen) Tom Dascombe 4-10-00 Kevin Manning GBI
9
ran
Non-runners:
Stone Of Folca (Vet's Cert - Blood Analysis Not Normal (Gary Stevens rode 11R
Doctor Parkes)), Prohibit (Vet's Cert - Not Sound (Lisa Allpress rode 12R Swan
Song)), Jiroft (Vet's Cert - Lame (Europe and Mosse awarded four points))
Time: 1m
00.29s
Distances:
¾, 1, ¾, sh, nk, 2¾, 1¾, nk
Tote
Win
£7.20
Place £1.80 £1.60 £4.80 Exacta £19.00
Joao
Moreira
Born: September
26,1983, Sao Paulo, Brazil Background: Moreira was born in Brazil
and has ridden more than 1,000 winners there. He is recognised as a
globetrotting jockey, having raced all over the world including Argentina, Hong
Kong, Macau, Singapore, Germany, South Africa, Uruguay, Australia, Sweden,
Dubai, France and the USA as well as his native Brazil. He has career earnings
in excess of $28 million, ridden more than 600 winners since 2005 and has also
been rewriting the record books in Singapore, where he has been since 2009. In
June, 2013, Moreira took part, in the Selangor Turf Club Australasian
Bloodstock International Jockeys Championship (IJC) series in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia where he finished second, narrowly beaten by South African Greg
Cheyne. Accolades: He was twice a winner of the top jockeys' prize at
the Brazilian Eclipse Awards (2006/07 and 2007/08) and holds the record at
Brazil's Cidade Jardim racetrack for most winners at one meeting, having ridden
eight of the 11 winners at a single meeting in 2008. Champion jockey in
Singapore for the last three years and is leading the standings in 2013.
Moreira won the Hong Kong International competition at Happy Valley in 2012. He
also claimed the International Jockeys Challenge in Perth back in 2010.
Group One wins: Moreira has had a plethora of Group One wins which have
included three victories aboard Super Easy (Lion City Cup and the Patron's Bowl
both 2013 and Singapore Guineas 2012). Moreira also steered Chase Me
home in front to win the 2012 Emirates Singapore Derby. On top of this, in 2008
Moreira captured the Grande Premio Diana and Grande Premio Henrique de Toledo
Lara aboard Bubbly Jane at Cidade Jardim racecourse in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Other
Group One wins have come in Argentina in the Derby Argentino in 2006 aboard EU
Tambern and the first of his two Patron's Bowl victories coming in 2010 riding
Intercept. Other big race wins: Moreira has had more than 20 Group Two
and Three victories with five of these coming aboard Super Easy. Dubai Duty
Free Shergar Cup debut in 2013 (1 win).
TEAM
POINTS AFTER THIRD RACE:
GBI - 43
EUR - 36
ROW - 28
GIRLS - 17
INDIVIDUAL
POINTS AFTER THIRD RACE:
James
Doyle (GBI) - 28
Joao
Moreira (ROW) - 25
Gerald
Mosse (EUR) - 21
Kieren
Fallon (GBI) - 15
Ioritz
Mendizabal (EUR) - 12
Lisa
Allpress (GIRLS) - 7
Cathy
Gannon (GIRLS) - 5
Rosie
Napravnik (GIRLS) - 5
Andrasch
Starke (EUR) - 3
Gary
Stevens (ROW) - 3
Yasunari
Iwata (ROW) -
Kevin
Manning (GBI) -
Ladbrokes
updated Shergar Cup betting: 8/11 GB & IRE, 2/1 Europe, 4/1
Rest of World, 25/1 Girls
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