Bosphorus Cup Second For Maftool
Maftool failed by a half-length to catch the winner when finishing fast in the Group Two International Bosphorus Cup over a mile and a half on turf at Veliefendi, Turkey, on Sunday, September 6.
Maftool failed by a half-length to catch the winner when finishing fast in the Group Two International Bosphorus Cup over a mile and a half on turf at Veliefendi, Turkey, on Sunday, September 6.
The three-year-old Hard Spun colt, partnered by Dane O'Neill, was held up in seventh place towards the outside in the nine-runner field. He moved up to sixth on the far side and made progress to go fifth turning in. Switched out wider with just over two furlongs remaining, Maftool found another horse in front of him and had to be moved wider still.
He flew home from fifth inside the final furlong to snatch second on the line in his first attempt at 12 furlongs, only just behind the winner Connecticut, whose time was 2m 29.45s on ground officially described as good.
Trainer Saeed bin Suroor commented: "Maftool has run well. "He is all right and I think a mile and half suits him. He will race in Dubai again."
Maftool © Lajos-Eric Balogh
