Thursday's G3 Al Shindagha Sprint sees the top four return from the Jan. 18 G3 Dubawi S. to do battle again over the same 1200 metres on dirt. Godolphin's Comicas (Distorted Humor) bested the former G1 Golden Shaheen winner Muarrab (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths that day, reversing the placings from the Listed Garhoud Sprint on Dec. 21, but the popular story to emerge from the race was the third-place effort of another former Shaheen winner, Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown). The 12-year-old looked hopelessly beaten early on only to come to life inside the final furlong and get up for third.
Trainer Satish Seemar said of Reynaldothewizard, who won this race three years ago, “He holds a lot of importance to me. The other day [in the Dubawi], I was planning his retirement at about three furlongs out, but then he decided that he wanted to try to win the race. That's the way he is. He wants to race and is doing very well. When you have a horse racing at his age, he knows the drill and does it at his own pace. We are looking after his health, not forcing him to run and he is happy every day. You can have a 12-year-old race, but not running up to the top international level and that's very unique. He'll be special to me forever and has given me many great memories. We're looking forward to racing again on Thursday.”
My Catch (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) was fourth in the Dubawi, with 2 3/4 lengths separating the top four.
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