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Franz Kafka (IRE)

10yo ch g 28th Feb 2016

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Franz Kafka (IRE)

ch g 28th Feb 2016

Sire

Dam

Kailani (GB)

Dam's Sire

Monsun (GER)

Owner

Hamdan Sultan Al Subousi

Trainer

Breeder

Godolphin

Last Win

Meydan Fri, 19th Jan, 24 12/1, Saif Al Balushi Ahmad Harmash (778 days)

Last Run

Jebel Ali Sat, 1st Feb, 25 4th, 14/1, Connor Beasley (399 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat GB

7

1

4

14%

£8,823

-5.47

Flat UAE

18

2

4

11%

AED398,353

-0.50

Under Rules Total

25

3

8

12%

-5.97

Form Figures

36-22316-102/7983-0826-31877-04-

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 36-22316-102/7983-0826-31877-04-

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

01Feb25 Jeb 8f Fast 4y+ Hcap(76K)

9-11[14/1]4th of 14, 6.25L behind Elraaed

10Jan25 Mey 9f Good 4y+ Hcap(349K)

8-11[66/1]10th of 16, 9.01L behind First Conquest

20Dec24 Mey 9f Fast 3y+ F(850K)

9-0[33/1]7th of 8, 19.75L behind Measured Time

02Mar24 Mey 12f Good 3y F(1400K)

9-0[80/1]7th of 9, 16.56L behind Bold Act

02Feb24 Mey 9f Good 3y+ Hcap(189K)

9-11[18/1]8th of 13, 5.53L behind Royal Dubai

Change of Trainer Ahmad Harmash to A Harmash

19Jan24 Mey 9f Good 3y+ Hcap(189K)

9-11[12/1]1st of 16, 0.75L to Laser Guided

Saif Al Balushi

05Jan24 Mey 10f Good 4y+ Hcap(300K)

8-5[33/1]3rd of 12, 4.50L behind Local Dynasty

Change of Trainer A Harmash to Ahmad Harmash

10Nov23 Mey 9f 4y+ Hcap(189K)

9-6[11/2]6th of 13, 9.50L behind Qareeb

19Feb23 Mey 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(95K)

12Feb23 Mey 9f Good 3y+ Hcap(95K)

9-8[6/1]hd⁴2nd of 9, 0.75L behind Stormy Ocean

27Jan23 Mey 10f 3y+ Hcap(368K)

8-8[28/1]hd³8th of 13, 7.56L behind Good Fortune

06Jan23 Mey 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(368K)

8-6[25/1]hd²12th of 15, 19.56L behind Enemy

23Dec22 Mey 10f Fast 3y+ F(120K)

8-7[28/1]hd¹3rd of 11, 2.50L behind Electrical Storm

Saif Al Balushi

19Mar22 Jeb 10f 4y+ Hcap(83K)

8-11[16/1]8th of 13, 17.31L behind Quip

Change of Trainer S Crisford to A Harmash

20Feb22 Mey 10f Good 4y+ Hcap(95K)

9-2[22/1]cp¹9th of 13, 11.31L behind Al Madhar

06Feb22 Mey 9f Good 3y+ Hcap(95K)

9-11[10/1]7th of 10, 11.00L behind Castlebar

23Jan22 Mey 8f Good 4y+ Hcap(95K)

27Feb20 Mey 10f Good 4y+ Hcap(475K)

8-6[7/4Fav]bf2nd of 9, 1L behind Star Safari

23Jan20 Mey 10f Fast 3y+ Hcap(475K)

8-8[11/4]13th of 15, 19.81L behind George Villiers

04Jan20 Mey 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(185K)

9-1[7/2Fav]1st of 16, 4.25L to Welford

Change of Trainer John Gosden to S Crisford

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Franz Kafka (IRE) was mentioned

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