Meydan treble for Irish jockey Pat Dobbs

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Irish jockey Pat Dobbs rode a treble at Meydan on Sunday and within the course of achieved his three hundredth winner within the UAE. 5 of the seven races on the cardboard had been received by Irish jockeys as Ray Dawson and Pat Cosgrave had been additionally visited the winners’ enclosure.

Dobbs teamed up with coach Doug Watson for the treble. In race two on the cardboard, Sari Dubai received on the seventh try within the DVCC Maiden, over 1600metres on turf. The four-year-old was making an attempt the floor for the primary time and needed to dig deep to see off Made In Dubai by half a size, the 2 having a great battle inside the ultimate furlong and pulling nicely away from third Chef De Partie.

“I believe I’ve been making an excessive amount of use of him on the grime,” mentioned Dobbs. “He usually jumps nicely so he’s exhausting to take again. When the hole got here I gave him a squeeze and he quickened up actually good as we speak.”

A double for the mixture was quickly accomplished when Al Nayyir made it three wins for the season when claiming the featured 75-95 handicap.

The five-year-old Dubawi gelding had received in dramatic vogue when weaving by horses three weeks in the past however this was a lot smoother. Dropping in journey for the DVCC Voyage Handicap, over 2000 metres on turf, he and Pat Dobbs got here with a assured run on the surface and beat Carnival winner Withering by a size and 1 / 4.

“Final 12 months we ran him on the turf simply to get a run into him and I used to be shocked how nicely he went,” mentioned Dobbs. “This was a greater race, however he’s a horse on the up and he doesn’t do a lot at residence so he takes care of himself.”

The treble was accomplished when Qareeb took his second win of the marketing campaign with a slim success within the DVCC Elegant Life-style Handicap, over 1900 metres on grime.

Travelling simply off the tempo all through, the five-year-old caught to his job nicely to prevail over Grand Dubai by half a size.

“The primary time I rode him right here he was too eager, however we had a unique bit on him tonight and he settled rather well,” mentioned the Irish rider.

Two different Irish jockeys, Ray Dawson and Pat Cosgrave, had been additionally among the many Meydan winners on Sunday.

The US-bred Magic Petition put Ray Dawson among the many winners when claiming the DVCC Journey Handicap.

“He was a little bit of a ‘boy’ for his first run, however he ran nicely the second time,” mentioned Dawson submit race. “You possibly can put a run by his turf run as he’s not a turf horse, so coming right here as we speak was the proper alternative for him; we had been drawn nicely and he’s a horse who will get a mile. The blinkers had been there to sharpen him up. He got here off the bridle early however he completed robust.”

The Irish-bred Main Spirit received for the primary time in nearly three years within the DVCC Handicap, over 1000 metres on turf for jockey Pat Cosgrave. The pair made a beeline for the stands-side rail and stayed there within the lead, simply hanging on on the line from stablemate Ranaan.

“This 12 months he’s wished to hold left-handed and final time over six furlongs I couldn’t get to the rail and it was exhausting to experience him,” mentioned Cosgrave. “