POPTELECOM.CO.UK KING CHARLES II S.-Listed, £33,000, Newmarket, 5-19, 3yo, 7fT, 1:24.66, gd/fm.
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#ALJAMAAHEER (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Kelly Nicole (Ire), by Rainbow Quest
2nd Dam: Banquise (Ire), by Last Tycoon (Ire)
3rd Dam: Arctique Royale (Ire), by Royal and Regal
(100,000gns wnlg '09 TATDEC). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Corrin Stud; T-Roger Varian; J-Paul Hanagan; £18,714. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, £22,354. *1/2 to Tinkertown (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), GSP-GB.
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The Nile (GB), 126, c, 3,
Three Valleys--Delta (GB), by Zafonic. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-John Gosden; £7,095.
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Balty Boys (Ire), 126, c, 3, Cape Cross (Ire)--Chatham Islands, by Elusive Quality. (100,000gns yrl '10 TATOCT). O-Sir Alex Ferguson, Cavendish Investments Ltd & Jack Hanson; B-Lynn Lodge Stud; T-Charles Hills; £3,551.
Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 10-3, 2-1, 8-1.
Also Ran: Saigon (GB), Mr Red Clubs (Ire), Van Ellis (GB), Silverheels (Ire).
Held in high esteem by Roger Varian, Aljamaaheer opened his account on debut over six furlongs at Yarmouth in October, but was only fourth when sent off the 5-4 favorite for a decent seven-furlong handicap at Newbury on his sophomore bow Apr. 20. That form was boosted when the winner Gregorian (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) ran a close-up fifth in Sunday's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, and Aljamaaheer duly took his own step forward here to register a first black-type success. Held up early with only one behind, the chestnut as full of run inside the final quarter and, when asked the question, swooped to the lead passing the furlong pole. Kept up to his work from there, he was always holding Juddmonte's similarly promising The Nile, who appeared unsuited to the undulations of this track. "We'll discuss it with Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum and Angus Gold, but the G3 Jersey S. at Royal Ascot looks the next logical step," Varian told
PA Sport.
Click for the Racing Post chart. Video, courtesy Racing UK.
