Khalifa bin Hamad Al Attiyah’s Rodess Du Loup wins President of the UAE Cup (Gr1 Pa)

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The Khalifa bin Hamad Al Attiyah-owned Purebred Arabian Rodess du Loup won the President of the UAE Cup (Gr1 PA), on Saturday at Doncaster, UK. Cantering in fourth position on the inside, jockey Christophe Soumillon waited until the last 200m to ask him to accelerate. He found an opening along the rail and won easily. His trainer Charles Gourdain wins the race for the second time. In 2017, he succeeded with Nafees.

He said: “We always thought he was as good as Nafees. He confirms today. His last run in Deauville upset us a little. But he really prefers good to soft ground, rather than very soft. He also likes races with rhythm, which did not help him today. The jockey told me he had a hard time relaxing him. Winning while being nervous, proves how good he is, even more seen his nice end of race. Now we can think of the big race, on Arc day. But it is coming soon, he will only go if he proves he is at 100%.” Rajeh finishes second, in front of Rjim, third.