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BELMONT PARK NOTES: Thursday, June 9, 2011

“We may have gone too slow in the Derby, because everyone came home so fast and we couldn’t hang on,” he said of that race, in which Shackleford led through an opening half-mile in :48 3/5 and three-quarters in 1:13 2/5. “The Preakness was different [opening half in :46 4/5] and they struggled a little bit at the end, and we had the stamina to finish.” “I think it could have gone either way with all three of them,” said Romans, noting that Shackleford has been overlooked in almost all his races. “He’s not getting the respect he deserves; every race he’s run in he’s been a longshot. And he’s run well in all of them, except the Fountain of Youth. He just seems to be getting better.” T. J. Comerford, assistant to trainer Aidan O’Brien, sent the world-traveling Belmont Stakes contender out for a steady one-mile canter, which gave the colt his first feel for the Belmont Park main track. With exercise rider Pat Lillis aboard, Master of Hounds galloped easily around, staying close to the rail, with Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap entrant Viscount Nelson slightly behind him, well out in the center of the track. “He did it wonderfully,” said Giannini, who is overseeing Prime Cut’s preparations until trainer Neil Howard’s arrival on Saturday morning. “He covered the ground well, came back good, cooled off great, and, as hot as it was, he didn’t actually drink a lot of water. He’s fit, he’s ready for the race, and we’re happy with that.” “In the Peter Pan he got beat 4 ½ lengths and he was maybe getting a little tired in that race – a deep sandy track can do that,” said Giannini. “But between training over this track before the Peter Pan, running in the Peter Pan, and training here a couple of days before the Belmont, we couldn’t be happier with his acclimation to the track.” Brilliant Speed, last-to-first winner of the Grade 1 Blue Grass who subsequently finished seventh, beaten 5 ½ lengths in the Derby, jogged around Belmont Park’s oval and schooled in the paddock this morning. The Dynaformer colt will jog and gallop tomorrow morning as trainer Tom Albertrani puts the finishing touches on his Belmont Stakes charge. “I think he’s just a little green. He hasn’t figured it out entirely,” said Lori Hall, who co-owns Ruler On Ice with her husband, George.

UAE: rates cut, housing rebound to follow? | beyondbrics | News ...

The UAE’s increasingly liquid banks are cutting mortgage rates as they look to claw their way back to growth.

The country’s housing markets, especially in Dubai, have been taking a beating for a few years, with prices falling dramatically as supply outpaced demand. Could the easier availability of mortgage finance boost those anemic housing markets?

Don’t get too excited, analysts say.

The rate cuts reflect banks’ improving confidence that the fall in real estate prices will continue to slow in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

But still to come onto the market is an influx of new-builts that will dwarf the number of homes that could be bought by those tempted by low mortgage rates.

HSBC has cut its rates already a few times this year, driven by a stabilisation of home prices and an uptick in demand from would-be buyers, James Pierson, HSBC’s head of assets and liabilities for the UAE, told beyondbrics.

“There’s an improved credit outlook that has been driven by own management of risk, but … the market conditions are improving as well,” says Pierson.

The banks’ move to cut rates could be interpreted in two ways.

On one hand, the cuts could be taken as a sign that banks are increasingly confident in the quality of the assets on their books after non-performing loans ballooned during the financial crisis, said Murad Ansari, a banking analyst with EFG-Hermes.

On the other hand, they can also be seen as a sign that banks in the UAE are struggling to find ways to grow their loan books. Corporate demand for credit remains low, and new regulations that limit consumer lending takes a bite out of some banks’ profits there.

With liquidity on the up, overnight intrabanks rates have fallen. Deposits are up from Dh1057bn in January to Dh1128.3bn in April, making mortgage lending an avenue for growth.

Mortgage lending is not expected to boom given the still-weak housing market and local preference for buying homes with cash, yet the cuts in rates are rare green shoots for banks and builders. Small green shoots, but green shoots nonetheless.

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