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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance
Ofcourse.
As soon as you have posted that I remember the old boy. His name didn't mean that much, but no I remember him quite well. How could I ever forget this race:
3:45 Weatherbys Bank Stakes (Registered As The Doonside Cup) (Listed Race) (Class 1) (3yo+) (1m2f192y) 1m3f
[off 3:45] £17,400.00, £6,600.00, £3,300.00, £1,500.00, £750.00, £450.00
Draw TRAINER Age Wgt JOCKEY SP OR TS RPR
1 Into The Dark 6 Saeed Bin Suroor 3 8-4 tv Kerrin McEvoy 5/4 114 98 117
2 5 Percussionist (IRE) 1 J H M Gosden 3 8-11 K Darley EvensF 118 95 119+
3 ½ Bonecrusher 3 D R Loder 5 8-11 v Seb Sanders 9/1 105 88 108
4 28 Howards Dream (IRE) 5 D A Nolan 6 8-11 t David Allan 500/1 30 32 60?
5 14 Society Times (USA) 4 D A Nolan 11 8-11 t Patrick Mathers 500/1 30 3 36?
6 dist Court Of Appeal 2 B Ellison 7 8-11 t Tom Eaves 25/1 90 — —
6 ran TIME 2m 27.85s (slow by 10.35s) TOTAL SP 108%
1st OWNER: Godolphin BRED: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd TRAINER: Saeed Bin Suroor
2nd OWNER: Sangster Family
3rd OWNER: Mohammed Rashid
INTO THE DARK extended his unbeaten run to four with another workmanlike display, but, with Percussionist showing very little - he struggled to get past the 11-year-old selling plater Society Times turning for home - and Bonecrusher refusing to battle, this was a pretty hollow victory.
A horse who was unraced as a juvenile, Into The Dark has progressed well all season and will not be raced much more before being put away for next year when he could develop into an even better performer.
Percussionist looked well below the form that saw him beaten only two lengths into fourth in the Derby. He subsequently blotted his copybook with a poor display in the Irish Derby, while an unsatisfactory blood count had ruled him out of last week's StLeger. Here, he was being scrubbed along a long way from home and could never get to grips with the winner. Although slightly hampered by the hanging Bonecrusher, the writing was already on the wall at that point.
Bonecrusher has plenty of ability, but looks reluctant to use it and, after making good headway to look a threat to the winner, hung his head and cried enough under pressure. The remaining trio were well beaten, with Court Of Appeal running as though something was amiss. (T O'R)
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Oh my God it really does say that! Thought you were kidding.....
Cried? I've never seen that before. What does it mean???
Remember this one?
ABU DHABI
03 December 2006
Good To Firm
4:00 National Day Cup Sponsored By ADEC (Listed Race) (Turf) (3yo+) 1m
1 King Jock (USA) 3 R J Osborne 5 8-11 P Shanahan 109 — 99
2 ¼ National Captain (SAF) 16 S Seemar 4 8-11 Ted Durcan 100 — 98
3 1¼ Ace
(IRE) 8 S Seemar 5 8-11 W J Supple 113 — 96
4 ½ Le Prince Charmant (FR) 14 E Charpy 5 8-11 Richard Mullen 100 — 95
5 2¼ State Shinto (USA) 4 R Bouresly 10 8-11 tb D Hayse 85 — 90
6 3¼ Hurricane James (IRE) 6 E Charpy 4 8-11 t Royston Ffrench 102 — 84
7 ¼ Harb (IRE) 1 Doug Watson 6 8-11 t Pat Dobbs 93 — 83
8 ½ Izdiham (IRE) 15 M Al Darmaki 7 8-11 John Panas 95 — 82
9 2 Lundy´s Lane (IRE) 11 S Seemar 6 8-11 D O´Donohoe 100 — 78
10 ¾ The Coires (IRE) 2 Doug Watson 4 8-11 Richard Smith 86 — 77
11 1½ Country Rambler (USA) 7 Doug Watson 4 8-11 Craig Arnold 90 — 74
12 ¼ Etmaam (GB) 9 S Seemar 5 8-11 v1 N Rodriguez 88 — 73
13 hd Brahminy Kite (USA) 12 R Bouresly 4 8-11 A Deau 96 — 73
14 1½ Millbag (IRE) 5 D Selvaratnam 5 8-11 v R P Cleary 95 — 70
15 ¾ Mutafanen (GB) 13 E Charpy 5 8-11 p T P O´Shea 100 — 68
16 4¼ Bonecrusher (GB) 10 M Al Muhairi 7 8-11 t Wayne Smith 95 — 60