MUSIR ULTRA-IMPRESSIVE IN AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE ROUND 1
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 07:46AM 
Click above to watch Musir winning the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1…
(Photo : Gulf News - Footage : Meydan Racecourse)
Al Maktoum Challenge R1 Sponsored By Etisalat
Meydan, All Weather, 1600m
12 January 2012
Etisalat was the sponsor of last night’s third meeting of the Dubai World Cup Carnival and the phone lines to South Africa must have been buzzing after the ultra-impressive victory by Musir (AUS) (Redoute’s Choice (AUS) - Dizzy De Lago (AUS)) in the $US200,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 Group 3 , the featured 1600m all-weather contest.
Trained by South African master-trainer Mike de Kock, Musir, the UAE 2000 Guineas and UAE Derby winner of 2010, was always going well under jockey Christophe Soumillon who eased his mount to the front from 200m out to score an easy victory with stable companion Master Of Hounds (USA) (Kingmambo (USA) - Silk And Scarlet (GB)) running on strongly to snatch second under jockey Kevin Shea.
Mike de Kock was obviously delighted and said afterwards: “We thought both would run well but I do not think we would have predicted a 1-2. Musir has been a great servant in recent years and is getting stronger and tougher with age. I do genuinely believe he is a better turf horse and the Dubai Duty Free is his big target so he will switch to the grass now. We hope Master Of Hounds is a Dubai World Cup horse so that is a good start with him. He was badly drawn and needs further so we are very pleased. He will continue in the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge.”
Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1
Final Results
| # | Margin | Horse | Kg | Dr | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0 | MUSIR (AUS) | 56.0 | 4 | C Soumillon | Mike de Kock |
| 2 | 3.0 | MASTER OF HOUNDS (USA) | 56.0 | 12 | K Shea | Mike de Kock |
| 3 | 1.0 | SECRECY (GB) | 56.0 | 9 | K Fallon | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 4 | 0.5 | MENDIP (USA) | 56.0 | 1 | L Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 5 | 0.75 | DERBAAS (USA) | 56.0 | 2 | R Hills | Ali Rashid Al Raihe |
| 6 | Sh | DANCE AND DANCE (IRE) | 56.0 | 3 | J Spencer | Edward Vaughan |
| 7 | 1.5 | KAVANGO (IRE) | 56.0 | 8 | P Cosgrave | Mubarak bin Shafya |
| 8 | 0.25 | ESCAPE ROUTE (USA) | 56.0 | 6 | R Mullen | Satish Seemar |
| 9 | 1.0 | LE DRAKKAR (AUS) | 56.0 | 5 | A Ajtebi | Abdulla bin Huzaim |
| 10 | 1.5 | FANUNALTER (GB) | 56.0 | 10 | R Moore | Marco Botti |
| 11 | 0.75 | SNAAFY (USA) | 56.0 | 11 | T O’Shea | Musabah Al Muhairi |
| 12 | 15.5 | XIN XU LIN (BRZ) | 56.0 | 7 | M Barzalona | Mahmoud Al Zarooni |
Extract from Emirates Racing Authority
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