Seven races at Al Ain on Friday, UAE National Day, all for Purebred Arabians, with a trio of conditions races, all worth AED150,000 sharing top billing, the first, over 1800m, settled close home when Fernando Jara, completing a double, produced Oxford to snatch the spoils in the final 50m for Abdallah Al Hammadi and Al Ajban Stables.
The victory appeared unlikely until the final 275m when the 5yo entire responded gallantly to Jara’s urgings, the pair finally winning a tad cosily.