Kilt Rock lands successful in Shadwell Handicap
Kilt Rock did a fabulous job in the Shadwell Handicap at Jabel ali in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, February 8, 2013. He was not rated as the favourite to succeed, but surprised his opponents with his overall performance.
The distance to cover in the race was just six furlongs, which meant that speed was extremely crucial. Even the smallest of mistakes could have proven to be costly, so everyone had to be at their absolute best in order to make an impression.
Kilt Rock entered the event with a starting price of 5 to 1 and he was determined to pressurise his rivals right from the start of the proceedings. He moved quickly when the traps were opened and did not allow anyone to come closer. He gained lead pretty
early and there was no looking back from that point onwards. He finished on top of the table comfortably by four lengths.
The six-year-old gelding has participated in a total of 13 events, winning seven of them whereas secured the runner up spot on five occasions. Other than that, he has also ended up third on eight times, which shows that he is highly competitive and always
gives a tough time to his opponents.
His nemesis, Russian Rock, was not present in the race yesterday, which gave him an opportunity of stealing the show.
According to his trainer, Doug Watson, “We have been targeting this race for a month - especially after Russian Rock's rating went too high to be able to run. He deserved to get his head back in front and we will have to aim towards the Jebel Ali Sprint
again in early March.”
Russian Rock’s performances against Kilt Rock have been really impressive, as the quality horse has been dominant. Both of them came together in a race at Jabel ali recently and the result went in favour of the former runner. He was rated as the outright
favourite to succeed back then and there were no surprises in the end.
The M. Al Muhairi’s trained challenger took the top spot comfortably by more than four lengths. Due to that run, his rating has improved overall.
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