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Godolphin Storm to Early Success in G2 City of Gold

Even without the star quality of Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the Charlie Appleby stable still managed a one-two in the $250,000 G2 Dubai City of Gold Sponsored By Emirates SkyCargo, with Global Storm (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) holding off the late challenge of Kemari (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to give Godolphin the perfect start to Super Saturday.

The 6-year-old winner was making his first start since last September and, despite being winless for most of last year following a February Meydan handicap success, he had posted some decent placed efforts including when third to the talented Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G2 Princess of Wales's S. at Newmarket's July meeting.

Given a positive ride by William Buick, Global Storm was driven to the front early in proceedings despite being drawn wide in 11, and thereafter the pair dominated proceedings from an easy lead, extending their advantage in the straight to beat Kemari by 2 1/2. The Musabbeh Al Mheiri-trained and Godolphin-bred Daramethos (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) took third, finishing a neck in front of Rakeez (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

“This horse had been working with Rebel's Romance and he's a solid old campaigner out here and was just touched off in this race last year by Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}),” said Appleby. “Will gave him a lovely ride on the front end and dictated it from the back stretch. He'd done plenty of galloping so we were confident he'd be fit enough.”

Buick said, “He had to work to get to the front but he did everything right and he is a very relaxed horse so you never worry about him over-racing. He got to the front and pricked his ears and it was just [a case of ] what he was going to find in the straight. Once he picked up on the apex of the turn I thought it would take something decent to get past him. He was third in this race last year and if you go back to that form and the third in Princess of Wales's, on his day he is a pretty decent horse.”

He added, “Charlie told me to ride him and he told me how to ride him so I thank him for that.”

 

Pedigree Notes

Bred by Grenane House Stud and bought by Godolphin from Powerstown Stud at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-up Sale for 260,000gns, Global Storm is the first foal of the Street Cry (Ire) mare Travel, herself bred by Darley and a half-sister to the brilliant but ill-fated Eight Belles (Unbridled's Song), as well as the multiple Jebel Ali winner Escape Route (Elusive Quality).

Travel has a 2-year-old filly by Camelot (GB) named Where I Wanna Be (Ire) and was barren to the same stallion the following year. She was covered last season by No Nay Never.

Saturday, Meydan, Middle East
DUBAI CITY OF GOLD (SPONSORED BY EMIRATES SKYCARGO)-G2, $250,000, Meydan, 3-4, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2410mT, 2:27.47, gd.
1–GLOBAL STORM (IRE), 126, g, 6, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Travel, by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Away, by Dixieland Band
3rd Dam: Be A Prospector, by Mr. Prospector
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. (200,000gns Wlg '17
TATDEC; 260,000gns HRA '19 TATAPR).
O-Godolphin; B-Grenane House Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby;
J-William Buick. $150,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 23-5-4-6,
$348,922. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-
   style pedigree.
2–Kemari (GB), 126, g, 5, Dubawi (Ire)–Koora (GB), by Pivotal
(GB). (400,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Fittocks
Stud (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. $50,000.
3–Daramethos (Ire), 126, g, 5, Sea The Stars (Ire)–Dark Orchid,
by Dansili (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK-TYPE. (AED160,000 HRA
'22 ERASEP). O-Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi;
B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Musabbeh Al Mheiri. $25,000.
Margins: 2HF, 1 1/4, NK.
Also Ran: Rakeez (GB), Global Heat (Ire), Lost Eden (Ire), Fastnet Crown (Ire), Senor Toba (Aus), White Wolf (Ire), Annerville (Ire), Tides Of War (Ire), Away He Goes (Ire), Green Team (Fr), New Comedy (Ire). Scratched: Rebel's Romance (Ire). VIDEO.

 

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Hukum Strikes Gold On Way To Sheema Classic

The class act of the field, Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), gave Shadwell Stable a dream start to Super Saturday and booked his ticket for Dubai World Cup night when landing the G2 Dubai City Of Gold in a tight finish with Without A Fight (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}).

Drawn widest of all in stall 14, the Owen Burrows-trained Hukum jumped well and gradually manoeuvred to a handy spot tucked away behind the leading pack which was headed by Amhran Na Bhfiann (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who set a steady pace just ahead of Island Brave (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}). As the tightly bunched field approached the turn for home, Crowley had Hukum travelling easily and stalking the front-runners as Global Storm (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) took up the running. The Godolphin leader was soon picked up in the straight as Hukum and Without A Fight tussled for the top spot. The latter lived to his name, battling all the way to the line but eventually having to settle for second best, just a head behind the winner. Global Storm stayed on to take third.

“We were using it as a prep run for World Cup night and I thought we got into a raceable position from where we were drawn,” said Crowley. “But the pace wasn't very strong so I had to make a move a little sooner on him but he stick on well. He's a high-class horse who has been winning Group 2s and Group 3s, and he deserves to take his place in another Group 1. I expect him to come forward for that.”

That next Group 1 challenge will be the Dubai Sheema Classic in three weeks' time for the consistent 5-year-old who has now eight of his 13 starts, including three Group 3 contests last season at Ascot, Newbury and York. His sole try to date at the top level was when finishing fifth, just over four lengths behind Galileo Chrome (Ire) in the G1 St Leger. 

Pedigree notes

A Shadwell homebred, Hukum is a full-brother to the unbeaten dual Group 1 winner Baaeed (Ire) and a half to the treble winner Kasbaan (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Their dam Aghareed (Kingmambo) was a Listed winner at Longchamp when trained for Sheikh Hamdan by John Hammond and was herself the first foal of the GI Breeders' Cup Fill & Mare Turf winner Lahudood (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), a great grand-daughter of the celebrated Shadwell foundation mare Height Of Fashion (Fr) (Bustino {GB}).

After the 4-year-old Baaeed, Aghareed has the unraced 3-year-old filly Zaghaareed (GB) (Intello {Ger}), a Nathaniel (Ire) juvenile colt named Naqeeb (Ire), and a yearling colt by Night Of Thunder (Ire). She was barren last year to New Bay (GB).

Saturday, Meydan, Middle East
DUBAI CITY OF GOLD (SPONSORED BY EMIRATES SKYWARDS)-G2, $250,000, Meydan, 3-5, NH4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2410mT, 2:28.56, gd.
1–HUKUM (IRE), 126, h, 5, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Aghareed (SW-Fr), by Kingmambo
2nd Dam: Lahudood (GB), by Singspiel (Ire)
3rd Dam: Rahayeb (GB), by Arazi
O-Shadwell; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Owen
Burrows; J-Jim Crowley. $150,000. Lifetime Record: 13-8-1-2,
$515,286. *1/2 to Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), G1SW-Eng
& Fr, $991,173. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for
   the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Without A Fight (Ire), 126, g, 5, Teofilo (Ire)–Khor Sheed (GB),
by Dubawi (Ire). O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
(IRE); T-Simon & Ed Crisford. $50,000.
3–Global Storm (Ire), 126, g, 5, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Travel,
by Street Cry (Ire). (200,000gns wnl '17 TATDEC; 260,000gns
HRA '19 TATAPR) O-Godolphin; B-Grenane House Stud (IRE);
T-Charlie Appleby. $25,000.
Margins: HD, 2 1/4, 1 1/4. Also Ran: Al Madhar (Fr), Global Heat (Ire), Alignak (GB), Island Brave (Ire), Court Poet (GB), Light of Darkness, Iron Butterfly (Swe), Square de Luynes (Fr), Amhran Na Bhfiann (Ire), Mekong (GB), Valyrian Steel (Ire).
Click for the Racing Post result. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO.

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