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DOHA
Al Wasmiyah Farm’s Noor Al Hawa, ridden by Adrie de Vries, outdazzled Full Moon to win the prestigious HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Trophy (QA Gr 2) 2,000m at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Racecourse on Thursday.
On the turf track, the QR1-million race was the feature event and Noor Al Hawa, fourth last year when Opera Baron emerged the champion under JP Guillambert, posted a one-length win over Engineer Hassan Ali Abdulmalik’s Full Moon, ridden by Ryan Curatolo. The Blue Eye and Pazeer got the better of Qatari Gold to land the third and fourth spots, respectively.
Qatari Gold, owned by Al Shahania Stud, had to be content with the fifth place, just like the last year.
For the Georges Mikhalides trainee Noor Al Hawa, who was twice runner-up in the premier HH Amir’s Trophy race (Gr 1) in 2018 and 2017, it was second victory in a row.
The six-year-old chestnut horse, who won the Qatar Derby last season, won the Al Safliya Cup earlier this month. This win raised him to nine winners in 21 starts.
The Blue Eye, owned by Khalif bin Sheail al Kuwari, and Pazeer, owned by Abdulatif Hussain al Emadi, must be quite satisfied for their places in the top five as they were seventh and eighth in the 2018 race.
Riders Ronan Thomas and Tomas Lukasek also excelled and pulled off a double each to make the 19th meeting special for themselves. Tomas claimed the winners through Umm Qarn-owned Chamekh and Mubarak bin Saeed al Naimi-owned Qatar Dance, while Lukasek piloted HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani-owned Al Wannah and Al Shahania Stud’s Aaley Al Magam to triumphs.
Aaley Al Magam was third last year and runner-up in the 2017 in the same race. But today, the seven-year-old grey horse was in a class of his own and struck at the right time to clinch the Jaafer Cup 2,000m, beating Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Moaddie by one and a half lengths. This was the first victory of the season in two races for Aaley Al Magam, taking his winners to four in 28 starts.
Mehdi, under rider Ronan Thomas, was third by a quarter length, while She’ris, ridden by Eduardo Pedroza, improved last year’s fifth-place finish to get the fourth spot. AJS Al Aredh, ridden by Anas al Seyabi, completed the top five.
Lukasek guided Al Wannah to a short head victory against AJS Jamra in the Djendel Local Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate 1,400m. Fahim was third by over five lengths, failing to match the pace of the top runners. This was the first win of the season for the four-year-old grey filly.
Aaley Al Magam and Al Wannah made Julian Smart a happy man, handing him the trainer’s double in the nine-race card.
Chamekh held off Diyala (Theo Bachelot) by a neck to clinch the Mared Al Sahra Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate 2,000m and Nisal was third by a short head.
This was the first win in two races in the debut season for the four-year-old bay colt, trained by Alban de Mieulle.
Thomas also guided Qatar Dance, who was fourth last year in the same race, to a fine victory in the Assy Thoroughbred for Fillies and Mares (Class 4) 1,850m. The Majed Seifeddin trainee beat Amenable by one and a quarter lengths for her first win of the season in four races. Festive was third by half a length.
After two winless seasons, the seven-year-old chestnut mare Qatar Dance clinched her second win in the Thoroughbeds for Fillies and Mares (Class 2) in December last year. Then it took her nine races to taste her overall third win in 31 races.
Both Hakeem and Holy Roman Prince had an inspiring run and the former ended his long victory drought when Saleh Salem al Marri steered the five-year-old bay gelding to the first place in the Mebrouk Thoroughbred Handicap Div 2 (Class 4) 1,600m race.
Owned by Rashid Mohammed al Athba and trained by Bader al Balushi, Hakeem beat Holy Roman Prince, ridden by Ali Khalid al Mosallam, by a length to bag the Mebrouk Thoroughbred Handicap Div 2 (Class 4) 1,600m race.
One of the two highest-rated, War Order, with Ivan Rossi astride, was third by three quarters of a length, while The Paddocks, with top billing, was a poor ninth. This was the first triumph for Hakeem in three seasons and it came off in the third race of the current term. Overall, it was third winner for him in 27 races. Even for Holy Roman Prince, the race was quite memorable as the Salem al Hajri & Sons’ six-year-old bay gelding had never finished higher than fourth in 21 prior races.
DOHA
Al Wasmiyah Farm’s Noor Al Hawa, ridden by Adrie de Vries, outdazzled Full Moon to win the prestigious HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Trophy (QA Gr 2) 2,000m at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Racecourse on Thursday.
On the turf track, the QR1-million race was the feature event and Noor Al Hawa, fourth last year when Opera Baron emerged the champion under JP Guillambert, posted a one-length win over Engineer Hassan Ali Abdulmalik’s Full Moon, ridden by Ryan Curatolo. The Blue Eye and Pazeer got the better of Qatari Gold to land the third and fourth spots, respectively.
Qatari Gold, owned by Al Shahania Stud, had to be content with the fifth place, just like the last year.
For the Georges Mikhalides trainee Noor Al Hawa, who was twice runner-up in the premier HH Amir’s Trophy race (Gr 1) in 2018 and 2017, it was second victory in a row.
The six-year-old chestnut horse, who won the Qatar Derby last season, won the Al Safliya Cup earlier this month. This win raised him to nine winners in 21 starts.
The Blue Eye, owned by Khalif bin Sheail al Kuwari, and Pazeer, owned by Abdulatif Hussain al Emadi, must be quite satisfied for their places in the top five as they were seventh and eighth in the 2018 race.
Riders Ronan Thomas and Tomas Lukasek also excelled and pulled off a double each to make the 19th meeting special for themselves. Tomas claimed the winners through Umm Qarn-owned Chamekh and Mubarak bin Saeed al Naimi-owned Qatar Dance, while Lukasek piloted HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani-owned Al Wannah and Al Shahania Stud’s Aaley Al Magam to triumphs.
Aaley Al Magam was third last year and runner-up in the 2017 in the same race. But today, the seven-year-old grey horse was in a class of his own and struck at the right time to clinch the Jaafer Cup 2,000m, beating Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Moaddie by one and a half lengths. This was the first victory of the season in two races for Aaley Al Magam, taking his winners to four in 28 starts.
Mehdi, under rider Ronan Thomas, was third by a quarter length, while She’ris, ridden by Eduardo Pedroza, improved last year’s fifth-place finish to get the fourth spot. AJS Al Aredh, ridden by Anas al Seyabi, completed the top five.
Lukasek guided Al Wannah to a short head victory against AJS Jamra in the Djendel Local Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate 1,400m. Fahim was third by over five lengths, failing to match the pace of the top runners. This was the first win of the season for the four-year-old grey filly.
Aaley Al Magam and Al Wannah made Julian Smart a happy man, handing him the trainer’s double in the nine-race card.
Chamekh held off Diyala (Theo Bachelot) by a neck to clinch the Mared Al Sahra Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate 2,000m and Nisal was third by a short head.
This was the first win in two races in the debut season for the four-year-old bay colt, trained by Alban de Mieulle.
Thomas also guided Qatar Dance, who was fourth last year in the same race, to a fine victory in the Assy Thoroughbred for Fillies and Mares (Class 4) 1,850m. The Majed Seifeddin trainee beat Amenable by one and a quarter lengths for her first win of the season in four races. Festive was third by half a length.
After two winless seasons, the seven-year-old chestnut mare Qatar Dance clinched her second win in the Thoroughbeds for Fillies and Mares (Class 2) in December last year. Then it took her nine races to taste her overall third win in 31 races.
Both Hakeem and Holy Roman Prince had an inspiring run and the former ended his long victory drought when Saleh Salem al Marri steered the five-year-old bay gelding to the first place in the Mebrouk Thoroughbred Handicap Div 2 (Class 4) 1,600m race.
Owned by Rashid Mohammed al Athba and trained by Bader al Balushi, Hakeem beat Holy Roman Prince, ridden by Ali Khalid al Mosallam, by a length to bag the Mebrouk Thoroughbred Handicap Div 2 (Class 4) 1,600m race.
One of the two highest-rated, War Order, with Ivan Rossi astride, was third by three quarters of a length, while The Paddocks, with top billing, was a poor ninth. This was the first triumph for Hakeem in three seasons and it came off in the third race of the current term. Overall, it was third winner for him in 27 races. Even for Holy Roman Prince, the race was quite memorable as the Salem al Hajri & Sons’ six-year-old bay gelding had never finished higher than fourth in 21 prior races.
