DARK ANGEL FILLY SHOWS DIRT PROMISE

Three-year-old filly Final Song (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) got Saeed bin Suroor’s Dubai World Cup Carnival off to a winning start on Thursday when taking Meydan’s card-opening UAE 1000 Guineas Trial, a conditions race over seven furlongs on the dirt, by an eye-catching 1 3/4 lengths. Final Song was the highestrated filly in the race on a mark of 103 and ran to her form, quickening late to deny a pair of recent impressive Meydan maiden winners in Down On Da Bayou (Super Saver) and (TDN) Rising’ Star Rio Angie (Honor Code).

Newmarket trainer David Simcock was also successful on the night, sending out Universal Order (GB) (Universal {Ire}) to win the Listed Dubai Racing Club Classic. A debut winner at Ascot on May 10, Final Song was third in both the Royal meeting’s G2 Queen Mary S. and the G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. at Newmarket before closing out the season with a sixth in the G3 Oh So Sharp S. on Oct. 11. Testing dirt for the first time on Thursday, Final Song left gate 11 and stalked the pace while wide down the backstretch as Down On Da Bayou on the fence and Rio Angie just to her outside dueled for the lead. Down On Da Bayou, making her third start off an eightlength maiden win on Dec. 19, gave her rival the slip turning for home and pulled clear to a small advantage as Rio Angie, making just her second start, began to struggle, with Final Song all the while winding up menacingly in behind.

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