Joel Stakes 2012

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Soft Falling Rain Storms Home in Joel Stakes
27/09/13

1 Soft Falling Rain 13/8F
2 Montiridge 5/2
3 Premio Loco 16/1
7 ran Distances: 3l, 5l, 1l
TIME 1m 37.20s (slow by 1.90s)

South African star Soft Falling Rain ran out a convincing winner of the Nayef Joel Stakes on Newmarket's Rowley Mile on September 27.

Soft Falling Rain
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Mike de Kock's colt was imperious in his homeland and when completing a hat-trick in Dubai last winter, but he suffered a first reverse on his British bow when second behind Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, October 19), that is the dream.

"Today was a really nice day with Sheikh Hamdan (owner) sponsoring (the card), and I won the race before with Eagle Mountain. I don't know if he'll go back to Dubai, that will be up to Sheikh Hamdan."

Asked whether the trainer would fancy a crack at next year's Dubai World Cup, the trainer said: "I like a crack at anything. If they're good enough, we'll have a go."

Nayef Joel Stakes (British Champions Series)
90,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class 1
7 ran
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places