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Sheema Classic runner-up Viva Pataca

Second place finisher and beaten favorite Viva Pataca after the 2008 Dubai Sheema Classic
© Vanessa Ng
Jockey Darren Beadman said of the beaten favorite, "He came into the race at the right time. He gave me a great ride all the way through the race. He came out at the top of the stretch and gradually wore them down. I thought I was going to win at the 1/8 pole but the filly just getting that little bit of an allowance told on him in the last quarter mile. A tremendous effort."