Updated: Saturday, 30 Mar 2013 16:00 | Comments
Paul Hanagan and Soft Falling Rain defied stall 13 to win the Godolphin Mile.
Cavalryman showed a devastating turn of foot to roll back the years in winning the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan.
Lines Of Battle, ridden by Ryan Moore, gave trainer Aidan O'Brien back-to-back victories in the UAE Derby.
Favourite Shea Shea landed the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint under a very confident ride from Belgian rider Christophe Soumillon, for trainer Mike de Kock.
Reynaldothewizard, ridden by Richard Mullen, held off the late challenge of Eddie Lynam's Balmont Mast to land the six-furlong Dubai Golden Shaheen.
Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) - Reynaldothewizard
Eddie Lynam's Balmont Mast nearly pulled off a 33-1 surprise in the Golden Shaheen at Meydan but just failed to catch Reynaldothewizard.
The Satish Seemar-trained winner, ridden by Richard Mullen, had won twice at the Carnival already but was stepping up markedly in class.
Tom Hogan's Gordon Lord Byron met trouble on the rail but when the gap came he could not quicken and Godolphin's red-hot favourite Mental never threatened to get involved at any stage.
Al Quoz Sprint (G1) - Shea Shea
Mike de Kock's Shea Shea came with a devastating late burst to land the Al Quoz Sprint in real style.
The six-year-old was produced to perfection by Christophe Soumillon inside the furslong pole, readily picking up Hong Kong raider Joy And Fun, who had briefly asserted two furlongs out.
Streaking clear from there, the son of National Emblem never looked in any danger of being caught.
Joy And Fun held on for second, with Eagle Regiment third and the Edward Lynam-trained Sole Power running on for fourth under Johnny Murtagh.
De Kock, bagging his second winner of the night, revealed the winner will be aimed at the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Asked about a possible clash with Black Caviar at the Royal meeting, Soumillon said: "You never know, I hope that if we did we could beat Black Caviar and we will certainly try."
De Kock added: "I don't know about making statements like that, I think Christophe was speaking with his tongue in cheek.
"We will send him over for the King's Stand at Ascot.
"Tonight is great for South African breeding with two winners, it's a great way to showcase our talents."
Lynam said of Sole Power: "He's run very well and we are very proud of him. He'll go to Haydock for the Temple and then the King's Stand."
UAE Derby (G2) - Lines Of Battle
Aidan O'Brien's Lines Of Battle held of Elleval to lead home an Irish one-two in the UAE Derby.
Just 12 months on from O'Brien's win in the race with Daddy Long Legs, Ryan Moore made a positive move off a slow early pace to track Snowboarder into the straight.
Lines Of Battle kicked a couple of lengths clear but David Marnane's Elleval emerged from the pack as his most serious challenger.
He could never get on terms, though, and Lines Of Battle was a decisive winner. Snowboarder clung on for third.
O'Brien said: "He doesn't like being in front too soon, but he quickened well and stayed well in the end. Ryan gave him a great ride."
Victory in the Group Two event earned Lines Of Battle significant points under the qualification criteria for the Kentucky Derby, and O'Brien confirmed: "Absolutely, that (Kentucky Derby) was the plan coming here."
Moore said: "It was a farce of a race, they went so slow and I was saying to Hughesie (Richard Hughes, on Law Enforcement) down the back that this was too easy and one of the problems was that my horse is idle.
"But he'd won around Dundalk and had a US pedigree, experience of travelling and the draw helped."
Dubai Gold Cup (G3) - Cavalryman
Cavalryman showed a devastating turn of foot to roll back the years in winning the Dubai Gold Cup.
Settled at the rear of a sedate early pace set by Declan McDonogh on John Oxx's Saddler's Rock, the challengers were queuing up two furlongs out.
Tenenbaum looked a threat in the Godolphin second colours while Imperial Monarch was struggling to find racing room, but once Silvestre de Sousa asked Cavalryman to quicken the race was over as a contest.
Saeed bin Suroor's seven-year-old sprinted clear to win impressively from the Kieren Fallon-ridden Ahzeemah.
De Sousa said: "He's a proper stayer and I knew he would come on from his last race.
"The horse felt full of confidence and he gave his best tonight. It is really great to have my first World Cup meeting winner in my new job (retained rider to Godolphin)."
Bin Suroor said: "Things didn't work out for him when he went to Australia when he ran in the Melbourne Cup (12th).
"Tonight I thought Kieren Fallon did a great job setting the pace for us and Cavalryman was in the right place to cash in."
Godolphin Mile (G2) - Soft Falling Rain
Paul Hanagan and Soft Falling Rain defied stall 13 to win the Godolphin Mile.
Sent off the 9-4 favourite, the Mike de Kock-trained four-year-old was trapped wide throughout and Haatheq got first run on him in the straight, with his unbeaten record looking in serious danger.
However, despite connections harbouring stamina doubts, Soft Falling Rain quickened up very impressively and Hanagan drove him home for a superb victory by three-quarters of a length, with a further length back to Moonwalk In Paris.
David O'Meara's Penitent ran a blinder holding every chance turning for home before just being run out of the places. Charlie Hills' Red Jazz was well beaten.
Hanagan, bagging a 10th winner at this year's Dubai Carnival, said: "They went so quick and I was a little bit wider than I wanted to be, but he is so genuine and he kept finding extra when I needed it.
"I really couldn't have wished for things to have gone any better for me out here. I've had a great season."
De Kock said: "I was blown away by the form he showed tonight - I haven't seen too many horses under pressure like he was, he was pushed out deep but he still saw it out to claim the win. Champions get through it. It's great for Sheikh Hamdan.
"If it was my choice I would rather come back in trip with him than move up in distance, but he is a fantastic prospect to look forward to."
It appears that Soft Falling Rain could get the chance to advertise his capabilities in Britain this summer.
De Kock said: "I think we'll definitely take him to Royal Ascot, he'll have at least one entry and the Queen Anne, the race Frankel won last year, would be the one for him."
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