Safety Check, a five-year-old son of Dubawi, added a tenth career victory and fourth at G2 level to his record on 25 February, justifying odds-on favouritism to take the Zabeel Mile at Meydan.
Settled off the early pace, the Charlie Appleby-trained entire who was ridden by William Buick didn’t make his move until the field turned for home but quickening impressively, just got up to win by a short head from Ghaamer (who is by American Darley stallion Hard Spun).
Safety Check opened his 2016 campaign in fine style last month when landing the G2 Al Fahidi Fort by almost four lengths.
Bred by Malih al Basti, Safety Check is out of the unraced Royal Academy mare Doors To Manual, herself a half-sister to G1 winner Marchand de Sable.
Safety Check was one of no fewer than 21 individual Group winners last year for Dubawi, with an astounding 11 of those scoring at G1 level including Night Of Thunder and Hunter’s Light – both new Darley stallions for 2016.
Dubawi stands at Dalham Hall Stud at a fee of £225,000 October 1st SLF, while Night Of Thunder stands at Kildangan Stud at €30,000 October 1st SLF and Hunter’s Light stands as a Darley Club stallion at Haras du Logis at €4,000 October 1st SLF.
