SHADWELL CELEBRATION

Danyah put a host of specialist sprinters to the sword when flying up the middle under Dane O’Neill to deliver a popular success for Shadwell and trainer Musabbeh Al Mheiri in the Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Saturday.

Having been campaigned over 1400m and 1600m since arriving in the UAE, he outran the rest on his first start over 1200m since October, 2019, at which early stage of his career he was trained in Britain by Owen Burrows.

With the field staying up the middle of the track any perceived bias for those drawn high was negated and there were a host of chances spread across the track inside the final 200 metres.

Al Suhail and William Buick appeared to be travelling all over the winner but had to settle for third, while The Astrologist also made a final, decisive challenge, finishing just a head behind the winner for Australian-based Leon and Troy Corstens.