On Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club Sniper De Monlau, won HH the Presidents Cup Prep 2018. This is the six year olds fourth win. This was a wonderful win considering the fact the race card had some good horses. We had last year’s HH the Presidents Cup Winner, Loraa and the winner of the Emirates Championship last March, Mahbooba.
Cosgrave who rode Sniper said: “We all know he is a talented horse but can certainly be tricky! He is not the type of horse who is ever likely to win by far but we had a wide draw which suits him and he was definitely on a going day. Fair play to Helal and his team; they have given him a nice break since the big Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown in November. That was over 1600m but he is better over this kind of trip. Hopefully that will put him spot on for the big race itself and then a crack at some of the big prizes at Meydan.”
By Apurva Chavan, Racing Writer, apurva.chavan@secretariatsworld.com