20 ADIYAT RACING PLUS ISSUE 840 Thursday 4th April 2024 DUBAI WORLD CUP adiyat racing plus.com adiyat racing plus.com by Tuz and Don Frankie with the winner surging clear through the final furlong. Tuz had disappointed in the Saudi Sprint after a freakish eight-and-a-half length success at Meydan and his home track clearly suits him better. From stalls two and three, the first two duelled through sharp early fractions of 11.29s and 10.34s. They were in danger of setting the race up for the closers but Tadhg O’Shea sensibly eased off the gas around the home turn so that rather than eyeballing Don Frankie he was sat just half a length behind him, while still maintaining his position on the rail. This did mean he was briefly hampered by the winner as they leveled out for home. He then kept on strongly against the rail recording a final two furlongs of 23.29s. His FSP of 100.46s tells us he managed to maintain his speed better than Don Frankie. It may have looked as if he surged clear, but the data says he just kept rolling. His ability to sustain his speed to the line was helped by his jockey coveting the rail position. DUBAI TURF: FACTEUR CHEVAL All eyes were on three-time winner Lord North who was a disappointment as he travelled well but failed to quicken in the home straight. That is not something that could be said of Facteur Cheval who quickened from midfield to record a final two furlongs of 21.45s; the fastest finish on the card. His FSP of 109.72% highlights just how fast he finished and it should be noted that Namur (second) also flew home having been dropped in from a wide draw. This was a top class performance in a race where the pace was honest. The first four furlongs recorded as being 12.20s, 11.05s, 11.18s and 11.14s, the first four coming from off the pace. Facteur Cheval recorded a career best here, showing a smart turn of foot in a race where the pace held no excuses for any of the runners. DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: REBEL’S ROMANCE (PICTURED) A fabulous renewal of this race, stolen by William Buick and Rebel’s Romance. The scenario here for a Group 1 contest was somewhat farcical. Point Lonsdale set tepid fractions of 12.61s, 11.82s, 12.5s, 12.62s, 12.05s and 12.44s. He was allowed a clear lead with William Buick tracking him in second place several lengths clear of the rest of the field. Rebel’s Romance held a huge positional advantage given the run of the race and the steady gallop allowed him to save enough petrol for a fast finish. He stormed home with an FSP of 109.25%. In running a final two furlongs of 22.29s, he would have been hard to catch if he had been given a length’s head TILAL AL KHALEDIAH FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 101.57% 26.36s TWO RIVERS OVER FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 96.79% 25.18s TOWER OF LONDON FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 112.00% 22.01s CALIFORNIA SPANGLE FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 100.13% 22.47s FOREVER YOUNG FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 102.94% 24.11s TUZ FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 100.46s 23.29s FACTEUR CHEVAL FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 109.72% 21.45s REBEL’S ROMANCE FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 109.25% 22.29s LAUREL RIVER FSP FINAL 400M (SECS) 93.76% 26.09s
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