Reynaldothewizard took command of the lead turning for home and held on tenaciously to win the $2,000,000 Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf News (UAE-I) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, giving jockey Richard Mullen his first victory in one of the Dubai World Cup races.
During the early stages of the race, Reynaldothewizard was just behind the leaders in fourth place as Taisei Legend, Trinniberg, and Private Zone dueled for the lead through quick fractions. Gordon Lord Byron was down along the fence in fifth, followed by Krypton Factor on the outside. Favored Mental was toward the rear of the field and boxed in traffic.
Turning for home, the three leaders began to tire from their early exertions, allowing Reynaldothewizard to move up and take command of the lead. 76-1 shot Balmont Mast split horses in the stretch and rallied strongly up the fence to make the finish close, but the wire came in time for Reynaldothewizard, who held on to win by about a half-length while running the 1,200 meters in 1:12.46 seconds.
Balmost Mast finished second by a narrow margin over Krypton Factor, while Tamaathul rounded out the superfecta. The winner, a seven-year-old gelded son of Speightstown, is owned by Zabeel Racing International and trained by Satish Seemar.
-Keelerman
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