Appleby plotting Dubai raid with Annaf
Saudi Sprint winner set to go on his travels again.
Annaf could be in line for more Middle Eastern riches after his lucrative success in the Saudi National Bank 1351 Turf Sprint. The five-year-old had a busy and profitable season last year, consistently turning up in top sprints and holding his own when often starting at outsider’s odds. He was fourth when beaten two and three-quarter lengths at 50-1 in the Duke of York Stakes, after which he was defeated by the same margin at the same price when third in the Group One King’s Stand at Royal Ascot. Even when taking up the lower places in the Hackwood, the Hopeful Stakes and the Sprint Cup, he was never beaten more than three and a half lengths when stepping up to six furlongs. At Doncaster, he moved back half a furlong in the Portland and under top weight he claimed his first win of the turf season, a success he then followed up when landing the Group Three Bengough Stakes at Ascot in October.ANNAF for 🇬🇧!!
A dream run up the rails under @Rossaryan15 in the G2 @snbalahli 1351 Turf Sprint. Huge congrats, @MickApplebyUK 👏#TheSaudiCup pic.twitter.com/gFVWvpW8R9 — The Saudi Cup (@thesaudicup) February 24, 2024
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