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Qatar Goodwood Festival Day 3 Lady Bowthorpe lands Qatar Tribune News Network Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (L) and Mercedes’ British Goodwood (UK) driver Lewis Hamilton address a press conference at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on Thursday, ahead of In presence of His Excellency the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. (AFP) Yousef bin Ali Al Khater, Am- bassador of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom, the Verstappen and events of the 2021 renewal of the Qatar Goodwood Festival continued on Thursday. Hamilton resume The echoes of the events of the opening day and the sec- ond day have been very high title fight before given their outstanding suc- cess in terms of both organi- sation and top-quality racing F1 summer break as well as the large-scale par- ticipation of many stars, espe- DPA cially with the return of things Budapest to normal and the increase in the racegoer turnout to attend Formula One is to success- the Festival’s races. fully complete its first half of The Qatari success on the the racing calendar amid the second day have added to re- challenges posed by the coro- sounding success with Khalifa navirus pandemic with the bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s Lady Hungarian Grand Prix, the Princess landing the Gr1 PA last round before the summer Qatar break, on Sunday. and Al Shaqab Racing’s AR- The race at the Hungaror- MOR taking the Gr3 Markel HE Yousef bin Ali Al Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom, presented the trophies to the winners of Qatar Nassau ing follows a hectic British GP, Mechanics and engineers work . Stakes at the on Thursday. where championship leader on the car of Mercedes’ British The small-sized but mighty Max Verstappen of Red Bull col- driver Lewis Hamilton in the five-year-old mare added a Racing’s Ebro River (IRE) lided with title contender Lewis garage at the Hungaroring race fourth Gr1 PA victory to her ( Gold x Soft Power) Hamilton of Mercedes, track in Mogyorod near Budapest tally and kept the coveted title and Jassim bin Ali Al At- forced out of the race and saw on Thursday. (AFP) for Qatar for the third year in a tiyah’s Gubbass (Mehmas x the rival close the gap to the top. row, cementing Qatar’s stand- Vida Amorosa) were in the Verstappen admitted he’s two drivers in Silverstone is ing as the world’s leader in fray in the second race in still “a little bruised” but “ab- gone, but not forgotten. Red Arabian racing. The two-year- the card, the Group 2 Unibet solutely fine” to keep the title Bull has lodged a request for old Armor, on the other hand, for two- race up and running. ruling body FIA to review the made a grand entry to the year-old Colts and Geldings “I did a 24-hour sim [simu- incident and were summoned racing world as a hero in the over 1,200 metres. lator] race this week and it was alongside Mercedes for a making with two victories in They did very well and a cer- a good test to see how my body hearing on Thursday. his record in only three starts. tain stage, the race seemed a would react to spending time Red Bull advisor Helmut The fact that he won a Group contest between them. How- sat in one position and behind Marko said the team would 3 in just his start attempt tells ever, in the final stages the Le- screens for a long time, I felt bring new evidence that will stories. ora Judah-owned Asymmetric absolutely fine which makes put the accident in a “slightly (Showcasing x Swirral Edge), me feel positive heading into different light.” “Those facts Lady Bowthorpe much the under signals from his jockey the weekend,” he said. will be brought forward on best in Nassau Martin Harley, came from be- But Hamilton, who now Thursday, and we hope that The third day of the annual hind to take the lead and win sits only eight points behind that will [ in] a reassess- five-day Festival had a sevenb- by half a length for trainer Verstappen in the champion- ment, because we still think race card, featuring the Gr1 Alan King. Khunan (Twilight ship, hasn’t lost a race in Bu- that this penalty was too leni- Qatar Nassau Stakes for three- Son (x Hilary J) was just after dapest since 2018 and will try ent for Hamilton,” Marko said. year-old and older fillies and him in second. The Richard to keep his dominance in a bid Hamilton received a 10-sec- mares over 2,000 metres. It Lady Bowthorpe under Kieran Shoemark wins The Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) for trainer William Jarvis Hannon-trained and Sean to enjoy his summer holidays ond penalty but Red Bull were was Lady Bowthorpe (Nath- and owner Mrs. A.M. Swinburn, at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in UK on Thursday. Levey-ridden Gubbass and on top of the standings. not satisfied, especially after aniel x Maglietta Fina) who the Hugo Palmer-trained and The seven-time world the Briton made his way to vic- landed top honours in the col- some quick fractions through well close home and took third. Bred by Scuderia Archi -ridden Ebro Riv- champion is also shooting for tory. Marko believes “a penalty ours of Emma Banks for train- the early stages, which al- Winning trainer William Romani, Lady Bowthorpe is er stayed on strongly to finish record-extending milestone of that would have prevented a er William Jarvis and jockey lowed Lady Bowthorpe to set- Jarvis, who has not had a a daughter of King George third by only a nose and fourth 100 grand prix victories. victory would be appropriate. Kieran Shoemark. HE Yousef tle well in mid-division. As group one winner since 1994 winner Nathaniel(Galileo), by just a neck respectively. “For us, [Silverstone] So drive through or a ban at bin Ali Al Khater, Ambassa- the pace slowed on the turn said after the race: “It’s fan- who stands at Newsells Park The events of the Qatar was an encouraging weekend the next race, something along dor of the State of Qatar to the for home, the field stacked up tastic! We have dreamt of this Stud. Her dam, Maglietta Goodwood Festival continue with the pace of the car. The those lines.” In the fight for United Kingdom, presented but it was apparent that Lady race with her for a long time Fina(Verglas) is a winner of on Friday, the fourth and pe- small upgrades we introduced third place in the constructors’ the trophies to the winners af- Bowthorpe was travelling well. now. She has always shown five races and has also pro- nultimate day of the Festival worked well and we scored championship, Ferrari closed ter the race. Asked for an effort at the two to be a very special mare and duced Group Two winner/ with a seven-race card day. some big points,” Mercedes the gap to McLaren following Trying 2,000m for the furlong pole, Lady Bowthorpe we think the world of her. I Group One placed Speak In The feature and fourth team principal Toto Wolff said. Charles Leclerc’s heart-break- first time in her career, five- made slick headway down the am delighted for the team at Colours(Excelebration) and race is the Gr2 King George “The Hungaroring is a high- ing podium after he led most of year-old mare Lady Bowthor- outside of the field, follow- home, it means so much to also the listed placed Pretty In Qatar Stakes, a 1,000 sprint downforce [circuit, and] will the British Grand Prix. pe stayed on strongly to win ing the move of the eventual them and to her jockey Kieran. Grey(Brazen Beau) for three-year-olds and older. therefore be a different beast The Scuderia will try to the Group One Qatar Nassau second Zeyaadah(Tamayuz). I was very confident that she It will start at 5:35 pm compared to the last race. It is keep their good momentum, Stakes and claim a first Group Lady Bowthorpe proved much would stay the trip and she did Asymmetric wins Unibet Doha time. 35 minutes earlier, a track that will likely suit our while McLaren hope Daniel One success. the stronger inside the fi- it well. She has a great turn of Richmond Stakes; Al Shaqab Racing’s Qaysar will competitors more, but we’ll Ricciardo has found his form Although there were only nal furlong and went clear of foot and settles very well in her Gubbass, and Ebro River run in the Unibet Golden Mile give it all we’ve got,” he added. after his best result this season six runners, Prix de Diane win- Zeyaadah to score by a length races. She is just a superstar, gallant rivals Handicap, a class 2 mile for The incident between the (fifth) in Silverstone. ner Joan Of Arc (Galileo) set and a half. Joan Of Arc rallied we love her.” Earlier in the day, Al Shaqab three-year-olds and older. Sri Lanka seal series 2-1 with cakewalk win over India Was shocked and upset ANI when I learnt I had lost, Colombo says India’s Mary Kom picked four before Sri Lankan ANI batsmen wrapped an easy win in Tokyo the third and final T20I against India to clinch the three-match Mary Kom, the face of In- series 2-1 on Thursday. dia’s boxing contingent, was Sri Lanka needed 82 runs to “shocked and upset” to learn win against the depleted Indian about her Tokyo Olympics exit side in the series decider and on Thursday. Mary Kom faced the hosts chase down the target a shocking defeat -- split deci- comfortably inside 15 overs. sion -- at the hands of Colom- India’s Chungneijang Mery Kom Chasing 82, Sri Lanka got bia’s Ingrit Valencia to bow Hmangte reacts as she fights off to a decent start as Ra- out from the tournament. Va- Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Valencia hul Chahar removed opening lencia won bout 3-2. Victoria during their women’s fly batsman However, Mary Kom (48-51kg) preliminaries round of in the sixth over. It was a slow thought she had won since the 16 boxing match at the Kokugikan start from Sri Lanka but the ace boxer had clinched two Arena in Tokyo on Thursday. (AFP) hosts were far from any trou- rounds after going down in the ble as they only needed 82 first essay. always a champion! You have runs to win. “I thought I have won but achieved what no other female Chahar did pick two more after some time I saw Kiren Ri- boxer in the world has ever wickets as he dismissed Mi- jiju’s tweet, I was shocked and achieved. You are a legend. nod Bhanuka and Sadeera Sa- Sri Lanka’s team players celebrate with the trophy after winning the third international against India at the R Premadasa upset at the same time (to know India is proud of you BOXING marawickrama but wasn’t able Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. (AFP) that I have lost the match),” & OLYMPICS will miss you @ to stop Sri Lanka from chasing Mary Kom told reporters two MangteC,” Rijiju tweeted. the target. up in the middle resulted in India lost three wickets however, Hasaranga deep and Sakariya stitched an hours after the bout. “For all of us @MangteC Earlier, Hasaranga cel- Devdutt Padikkal getting run in the fifth over and Nitish sent back the pacer in the 18-run stand as visitors posted After Mary Kom’s defeat, was the clear winner but ebrated his 24th birthday in out in the fifth over. Rana’s dismissal in the ninth 15th over. 81 in the allotted 20 overs. Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister Judges have their own calcula- style as he picked four wickets Sanju Samson’s wicket over left the visitors reeling at After 15 overs, India score Scores: India 81/8 (Kuldeep of Law and Justice, said the box- tions,” he added. to restrict India to 81/8 in the same over only dented 36/5 with no recognised bats- was 55/6 with Kuldeep and Yadav 23*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar er was a clear winner but judges Valencia advanced to the Opting to bat first, India India’s chances of having a man at the crease. Rahul Chahar at the crease. 16; Wanindu Hasaranga 4-9); had their “own calculations”. quarter-finals of the showpiece got off to bad start as the visi- decent total. Ruturaj Gaikwad Bhuvneshwar Kumar and India kept losing wickets Sri Lanka 82/3 (Dhananjaya de “Dear Mary Kom, you lost event after defeating Mary tors lost skipper Shikhar Dha- (14), who was playing well, too Kuldeep Yadav then stitched at regular intervals and were Silva 23*, 18; in Tokyo Olympics by just Kom in the women’s flyweight wan in the first over. A mix- departed in the fifth over. a 19-run stand for the sixth eight down for 63 before Kul- Rahul Chahar 3-15). one point but for me you are (48-51kg) category event.