18 ADIYAT RACING PLUS ISSUE 840 Thursday 4th April 2024 DUBAI WORLD CUP adiyat racing plus.com adiyat racing plus.com LONDON TOWERS OVER RIVALS IN DUBAI GOLD CUP TO WOW CLOCKWATCHERS By Angus McNae The Dubai World Cup meeting 2024 brought us a a bit of everything as far as the data was concerned. Strongly run races, steadily run contests, a track record and one bizarre race. They all combined to provide a compelling night of action. I have put together a pocket data guide for the meeting which serves to clarify what happened in all nine races. Some of the numbers will merely confirm what your eyes told you on the night, but some paint a different and interesting picture. DUBAI KAHAYLA CLASSIC: TILAL AL KHALEDIAH The clock stopped at 2m13.87s which was exactly two seconds outside the track record set by Deryan in 2021. The winner found a good trip from stall two, tracking even fractions set by AF Alwajel. Angled out turning for home, he showed a tremendous attitude, running through the final two furlongs in 26.36s which suggests that he did not quicken significantly, but merely maintained his gallop better than his rivals with a Finishing Speed Percentage (FSP) of 101.57%. His stable companion Asfan Al Khalediah found himself in kickback from stall seven and resented it to lose his unbeaten record. GODOLPHIN MILE: TWO RIVERS OVER This was a strongly run race where a contested pace set by Isolate (third) and Walk of Stars (second) set the race up for a horse to close from midfield, however the data does not point to a fast finish from the winner. This early fractions were fierce; 11.78s 10.97s 11.34s, ensuring that Walk of Stars and Isolate were running on empty in the final two furlongs. This tempo caused most of the field to cry enough a long way from home. Two Rivers Over was the only horse able to keep going well enough to get to the tired leaders. He didn’t finish quickly though, his FSP of 96.79% tells us his final quarter mile of 25.18s was 3.21% slower TILAL AL KHALEDIAH MAINTAINED HIS GALLOP BETTER THAN HIS RIVALS WITH A FINISHING SPEED PERCENTAGE OF 101.57%
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