19 ADIYAT RACING PLUS ISSUE 840 Thursday 4th April 2024 DUBAI WORLD CUP adiyat racing plus.com adiyat racing plus.com than he ran the previous six furlongs. In essence, he finished slowly but not as slowly as his two nearest pursuers whose chances were spoilt by engaging in a speed duel. DUBAI GOLD CUP: TOWER OF LONDON Tower of London is a very good horse. The speed he showed from a poor position to win going away is something rarely seen from a two mile stayer and he will have no problem dropping back in trip to 12 furlongs. The first three furlongs were strongly run at 12.44s, 11.76s, 11.86s with Tower of London settled in rear from a wide draw in stall 14. Thereafter the pace steadied down the back straight. Both Al Nayyir (second) and Trawlerman (3rd) raced much closer to the pace than their conqueror and held a positional advantage over the winner. Position mattered little though as Tower of London flew through the final two furlongs in 22.01s which meant he finished the race with an FSP of 112.00%. That speed took him past horses which were not stopping and in so doing he could not have been more impressive. AL QUOZ SPRINT: CALIFORNIA SPANGLE The track record set by Wildman Jack in 2020 in this race (1.07.61s) came tumbling down with California Spangle stopping the clock at 1.07.50s. The winner was rated superbly at the front of the field by Brenton Abdullah. If he had gone too fast he would have been vulnerable to the fast finishing Star of Mystery but in recording an FSP of 100.13% we know that he ran evenly. In recording 22.47s for the final two furlongs and having a few lengths advantage on Star of Mystery as they hit the quarter mile pole it is clear she faced mission impossible in trying to run the winner down. California Spangle is a versatile performer who can utilise his speed at a mile or seven furlongs and now we know that he is a Group 1 sprinter as well. UAE DERBY: FOREVER YOUNG This Japanese three-year-old remains unbeaten in five starts, winning this a shade comfortably despite having a draw in stall 11 and encountering a wide trip which would have cost him plenty of ground. The final time of 1.57.89s was 2.08s outside the time achieved by Derma Sotogake last year and 2.71s outside Mendelssohn’s track record. The early pace was strong as horses tried to secure a good early position. The first furlong was run in 10.69s, the second in 11.24s. Once the field were in the back straight they settled into a steadier gallop with Forever Young posted four deep. Despite the wide trip and strong opening fractions Forever Young was able to finish the race relatively well. He ran the final two furlongs in 24.11s which meant his FSP was 102.94%. He had clearly been able to save enough petrol as the pace steadied in the back straight and ran home 2.94% quicker than he ran the rest of the race. The Kentucky Derby is now on the agenda. DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN: TUZ A sprint dominated THE GOLDEN SHAHEEN WAS A SPRINT DOMINATED BY DON FRANKIE AND TUZ (PICTURED) WHO SURGED CLEAR THROUGH THE FINAL FURLONG OF THE 1200m DIRT CONTEST.
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