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Doha
Ghazwan Racing’s Alshanfara landed his first victory in Qatar in the fifth and final race of the card in the Athbah Cup (Div 1) race day, claiming the Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate (Class 4) at Al Uqda Racecourse on Tuesday.
The action-packed day set the stage for more excitement in Division Two, which is set to take place tomorrow on the same track, with the Athbah Cup race as the highlight of the day.
Ridden by Jefferson Smith and trained by Hadi Al Ramzani, Alshanfara edged out Mared Al Jasra by half a length in the 1400m contest.
In the penultimate race, Pranil Arvind Kharat rode Al Ghashem to victory in the Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Class 6), securing a two-length win in the 1200m run.
Pearling Path, trained by Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki and ridden by Trevor Patel, triumphed in the Thoroughbred Handicap 75-95 (Class 3).
Jockey Szczepan Mazur also entered the winner’s circle, guiding Al Ghaith, trained by Zuhair Mohsen, to a one-and-a-half-length win in the Local Thoroughbred Handicap 30-50 (Class 5).
20th Al Uqda Race Meeting
– Athbah Cup (Div 1)
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate (Class 4)
Alshanfara, Hadi Al Ramzani, Jefferson Smith
2 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (3yo Only) (Class 6)
Al Ghashem, Mansoor Al Shahwani, Pranil Arvind Kharat
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 75-95 (Class 3)
Pearling Path, Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki, Trevor Patel
4 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap 30-50 (Class 5)
Al Ghaith, Zuhair Mohsen,
Szczepan Mazur
5 - Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Fillies & Mares) (Class 6): Kohinoor, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Fayos Martin Borja.
Wednesday’s Schedule (Div 2)
1 - Athbah Cup - Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden (Class 6)
2 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 70-90 (Class 3)
3 - Purebred Arabian Novice Plate (4yo Only) (Class 5)
4 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6) (3yo Only)
5 - Thoroughbred Handicap 60-80 (Class 4).
