Raising Dubai has had 3 x recent runs for two thirds and has had a placing at the distance and a win at the track, he is at a good level of fitness and should run well with Peter Hall in charge jumping from barrier 12.
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RAISING DUBAI
4 year old bay gelding (2-9-2009) Sire: Dubai Destination (USA) Dam: Rosa Raisa (USA) (Rainbow Quest (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Darley
Owners: C S Pearce, B M Pearce, R Barrett-Lennard, G J Smith, M J Barrett-Lennard, J Barrett-Lennard, K E Mc Glinn, S M Fleming, Mrs B K Jose
Colours: Red, Black Horseshoes, Dk. Blue Sleeves And Cap
Trainer: Ben Pearce (Lark Hill) Jockey: Peter Hall 56kg Barrier:12
Record: 23:3-4-6 Prizemoney:$100,606 1st Up: 5:0-1-1 2nd Up: 5:1-1-3
Track: 6:1-1-2 Dist: 2:0-1-0 Track/Dist: 1:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won: 1600 (1), 2200 (2)
Fast: 0:0-0-0 Good: 16:2-2-5 Dead: 6:1-2-0 Slow: 1:0-0-1 Heavy: 0:0-0-0
RECENT RUNS
1 of 10 ASCT 30Nov13 2200m Good3 BM 60+ $40,000 ($25,600) Peter Hall 58kg Barrier 9 Rtg 68
2nd I Have a Dream 56kg, 3rd Coughlin's Law 57kg 2:22.74 (600m 35.53), 1.25L, 6th@800m, 4th@400m, $5.50/$4.40/$4.40F
9 of 15 ASCT 14Dec13 2400m Good3 BM 66+ $47,700 Peter Hall 58kg Barrier 6 Rtg 72
1st Bobby Benzine 55kg, 2nd Toned 55.5kg 2:29.60 (600m 38.89), 5.00L, 7th@800m, 3rd@400m, $3.70/$4.60/$4.20
5 of 6 ASCT 28Dec13 2200m Good3 BM 60+ $40,000 ($800) Joseph Azzopardi (a) 60kg (cd 58kg) Barrier 2 Rtg 72
1st I Have a Dream 56.5kg, 2nd Coughlin's Law 54kg 2:17.40 (600m 37.43), 6.25L, 4th@800m, 3rd@400m, $4/$6/$6
T2 of 8 LARK 03Jun14 950m Dead OPN-TRL $000 Peter Hall 0kg Barrier 0
1st Benito 0kg, 3rd The Sleeping Giant 0kg 0:58.29, 0.25L
3 of 14 BLMT 21Jun14 1600m Slow6 BM 60+ $40,000 ($3,600) Peter Hall 59kg Barrier 2 Rtg 70
1st Trade Down 58.5kg, 2nd Gladstone 58kg 1:45.55 (600m 37.68), 0.45L, 3rd@800m, 2nd@400m, $16/$16
3 of 16 BLMT 28Jun14 1600m Good3 BM 60+ $40,000 ($3,600) Ms Chanelle O'Grady (a) 59kg (cd 57kg) Barrier 7 Rtg 70
1st Gladstone 58.5kg, 2nd Danish Delight 54.5kg 1:39.84 (600m 37.00), 2.25L, 5th@800m, 5th@400m, $8/$10
FORM
Race 4 – 1:59PM LEGRAND EXCEL LIFE HANDICAP (2100 METRES)
Of $47,500.1st $30,400, 2nd $9,500, 3rd $4,275, 4th $1,900, 5th $950, 6th $475
BenchMark 66+, Handicap, Minimum Weight 54kg, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.
WestSpeed Bonus
1 3171x79x00 WALPERSDORF Jayden Lyall Ms Ellie Cockram (a2/50kg) 9 60kg 78
2 1851562472 DRIVE WEST Joe Miller Mitchell Pateman (a1.5/55kg) 6 58.5kg 75
3 x7048351x5 DUBAI ESCAPADE Justin Warwick Ms Jerry Noske (a2/50kg) 2 58.5kg 75
4 23×2454472 NEED A LIFT Paige Kenney Takahide Ikenushi 3 58kg 74
5 09×3823421 GLADSTONE Adam Durrant William Pike 8 57.5kg 73
6 283243×749 LOOKING AHEAD Michael Grant Jarrad Noske 1 57.5kg 73
7 567x0000x0 REPRISAL Lou Luciani & Dion Luciani Jason Whiting 4 57kg 72
8 2443822036 BLACK MAGIC MISS Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 5 56.5kg 71
9 8302195×33 RAISING DUBAI Ben Pearce Peter Hall 12 56kg 70
10 492789×324 RIVE GAUCHE Justin Warwick Ms Lucy Warwick (a3/51kg) 10 55.5kg 69
11 x0x900x000 ZANUGHAN (IRE) Grant Williams Brad Parnham 11 55.5kg 69
12 5694428171 AMARNA Mark Bairstow Ms Natasha Faithfull (a2/49kg) 7 54.5kg 67
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Danablue has finished 3rd in his last 3 outings at Belmont, and his record at the track stands at 9 starts for 2 x wins 3 x seconds and 4 x thirds, with 3 placings out of four starts at the distance, Shaun O'Donnell will ride the 4yo, jumping from barrier 6. Ben has removed the Blinkers for this outing.
TALE OF THE TAPE,
DANABLUE
4 year old bay gelding (21-9-2009) Sire: Husson Lightning Dam: Nikita Blue (Polish Blue (USA)) View Pedigree Report
Breeder: Ms a M Fisher
Owners: T A Mc Kee
Colours: Cerise And Orange Checkers, Orange Cap
Gear Changes: Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME
Trainer: Ben Pearce (Lark Hill) Jockey: Shaun O'Donnell 54kg Barrier:6
Record: 16:3-3-4 Prizemoney:$120,825 1st Up: 4:0-0-2 2nd Up: 4:0-1-1
Track: 9:2-3-4 Dist: 4:0-1-2 Track/Dist: 3:0-1-2 Distance(s) Won: 1200 (2), 1300 (1)
Fast: 0:0-0-0 Good: 12:2-1-3 Dead: 4:1-2-1 Slow: 0:0-0-0 Heavy: 0:0-0-0
4 of 11 BUNB 27Jan14 1200m Good3 BM 66+ $30,300 ($1,200) Ben Paterson (a) 57.5kg Barrier 11 Rtg 73
1st Amorino 58.5kg, 2nd Vengabus 54kg 1:12.39 (600m 35.87), 1.00L, 1st@400m $7
10 of 11 ASCT 08Feb14 1200m Good3 E&G BM 60+ $40,000 Ben Paterson (a) 60.5kg (cd 59kg) Barrier 1 Rtg 73
1st Fiddlers Elbow 57kg, 2nd Wombie's Legacy 54.5kg 1:12.30 (600m 35.06), 7.75L, 8th@400m, $3.60/$4.40/$4.40
T4 of 6 BLMT 05May14 1000m Dead OPN-TRL $000 Peter Knuckey 0kg Barrier 0
1st Fiddlers Elbow 0kg, 2nd Looking Ahead 0kg 1:00.96, 0.75L
T8 of 8 LARK 19May14 950m Good OPN-TRL $000 Peter Knuckey 0kg Barrier 0
1st True Gold 0kg, 2nd Dark Delight 0kg 0:56.60, 3.00L
3 of 16 BLMT 31May14 1400m Dead4 BM 66+ $47,500 ($4,275) Peter Knuckey 57kg Barrier 15 Rtg 72
1st Songburg 55.5kg, 2nd Dark Delight 57.5kg 1:25.67 (600m 37.44), 0.75L, 2nd@800m, 3rd@400m, $16/$13/$13
3 of 14 BLMT 14Jun14 1400m Good3 BM 72+ $47,500 ($4,275) Shaun O'Donnell 54kg Barrier 5 Rtg 72
1st New Time 56.5kg, 2nd Dark Delight 55kg 1:24.97 (600m 34.55), 0.45L, 4th@800m, 3rd@400m, $5/$6/$5
3 of 11 BLMT 28Jun14 1600m Good3 BM 72+ $47,500 ($4,275) Shaun O'Donnell 54kg Barrier 11 Rtg 72
1st Tower of Lonhro 57.5kg, 2nd Need a Lift 54.5kg 1:40.30 (600m 36.10), 2.00L, 2nd@800m, 2nd@400m, $6/$4.60/$4.60
Race 7 – 3:52PM BELMONT PARK MIDWEEK RACES TO SINGAPORE HANDICAP (1400 METRES)
Of $47,500.1st $30,400, 2nd $9,500, 3rd $4,275, 4th $1,900, 5th $950, 6th $475
BenchMark 72+, Handicap, Minimum Weight 54kg, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices can claim.
WestSpeed Bonus
FIELD
1 23x371242x FULL STEAM AHEAD Nicole Pateman-Masters Mitchell Pateman (a1.5/55kg) 1 61kg 86
2 1340x11x0x EXPRESS SERVICE Darren Mcauliffe Chris Parnham (a1.5/50kg) 11 59.5kg 83
3 30033436×3 DOUTABLE Jayne Busslinger Ms Ellie Cockram (a2/50kg) 12 58kg 80
4 1x5831231x HEL COOL Jim P Taylor Ms Jerry Noske (a2/50kg) 8 58kg 80
5 79x65419x5 BELTANE Stephen Miller Ms Chanelle O'Grady (a2/51kg) 9 57.5kg 79
6 33153x525x GALAXY PRINCE Grant Williams William Pike 7 56kg 76
7 8354146021 RIGHT HONOURABLE Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 10 56kg 76
8 x27849x874 BROTHER PATRICK Justin Warwick Ms Lucy Warwick (a3/51kg) 4 55kg 74
9 225363×311 TRADE DOWN George Daly Patrick Carbery 5 54.5kg 73
10 21x1278x58 BACK TO A WALK Gino Poletti Lucas Camilleri 2 54kg 72
11 21x740x333 DANABLUE Ben Pearce Shaun O'Donnell 6 54kg 72
12 402577587x YOUNG LIONEL Lou Luciani & Dion Luciani Jason Whiting 3 54kg 72