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* Fifth victory in world’s richest race for Godolphin
* Jockey repeats flamboyant Epsom Derby celebration
* Irish-trained favourite beaten into fourth
By Martin Dokoupil
DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) – Monterosso, the mount of dashing
young French jockey Mickael Barzalona, won the $10 million Dubai
World Cup on Saturday in brilliant style at odds of 20-1.
In a 1-2 finish for the Godolphin operation of Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Capponi (11-1) took second place
three lengths behind under jockey Ahmed Ajtebi.
Planteur, a 14-1 shot ridden by Ryan Moore for
Newmarket-based Marco Botti, finished third of the 13 runners.
Barzalona celebrated in the same flamboyant way he did after
his success in last year’s Epsom Derby on Pour Moi, standing up
in his irons and raising his right arm high into the air as he
crossed the winning line.
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