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SPORT Sunday 6 November 2016 PAGE | 28 PAGE | 29 Duminy, Elgar Pampling centuries put South maintains Las Africa on top Vegas lead Ageless Whitaker guides Argento to superb win Rizwan Rehmat British Olympic Gold Medallist The Peninsula John Whitaker astride Argento, clears a hurdle elebrated British rider John during the CSI5* 1.50/1.55m Whitaker showed no signs event of Longines Global of slowing down, guiding Champions Tour at Al Shaqab Argento to a superbly-run Arena yesterday. win at Al Shaqab Arena yes- Photo: LGCT/Stefano Grasso Cterday. Whitaker, one of Britain's finest, topped the 150/155cm class with a slick finish with trusted ride Argento. The win was worth €89,100. Class 03: Doha 2016 Argento clocked a time of 37.46 CSI5* 1.50/1.55m seconds, edging Frenchman Maikel van der Vleuten - who was astride VDL Table A: Against the Clock with Groep Quatro - to second spot. Jump-Off VDL Groep Quatro earlier had reg- [Rank, Rider (Horse), Prize money, Time] istered the time to beat (37.61 seconds) 1: John Whitaker (Argento) €89,100 - but Argento galloped with impressive 37.46 Qatari rider Bassem Hassan Mohammed, astride Argelith speed to help Whitaker, 61, win the 2: Maikel van der Vleuten (VDL Groep Squid, in action during the CSI5* 1.45m event at Al Shaqab five-star competition. Vleuten won Quatro) €54,000 - 37.61 Arena on Friday. A two-horse race saw home hero Bassem €54,000. 3: Daniel Deusser (Happiness van T miss out by just tenths of a second behind Ireland's Cian Germany's Daniel Deusser, astride Paradijs) O’Conner who won the event. Happiness van T Paradijs, sealed the €40,500 - 37.86 third spot with a time of 37.86 seconds. Deusser, who won the 145cm class with 4: Daniel Bluman (Apardi) €27,000 - the same ride on Friday, got richer by 38.57 €40,500. The Olympic Gold Medallist, 5: Ludger Beerbaum (Chiara) €16,200 - Cian shines as Bassem Whitaker was thrilled to have emerged 38.74 Rolf declared with the goods in a tough competition. "He (Argento) did great. I got a flying offdhdl 23.95 seconds. The second place was impresses with start. I didn't realize what was hap- worth QR 4,000. Sidoline van de Cen- '2016 Champion pening," he said yesterday. taur, ridden by Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani, "Michael shouted from the crowd. posted a time of 24.47 seconds to claim I looked at the clock and then I started the third spot worth QR 3,000. second-place finish charging towards the last turn (laughs). Home rider Nasser Al Ghazali, of Champions' But he is quick across the ground. I astride Delloren (24.76 seconds) fin- turned really sharp. I got a good stride. ished fourth in a time of 24.76 The Peninsula Class 02: Doha 2016 "Then I did five strides instead of seconds. The Peninsula four. I just went ahead. He's loving it. Earlier in the 120/125cm class, reland's Cian O’Conner, late CSI5* 1.45m He's fresh. He's a class," he said. Saudi rider Abdullah Alrajhi yesterday ubilant Rolf-Goran Bengtsson yesterday cel- on Friday night, stormed to Table A: Against the Clock Daniel Bluman (Apardi, 38.57 sec- guided H Zoe to an impressive win ebrated a dream come true as he was declared a stunning win in the CSI5* I [Rank, Rider (Horse), Prize money, Time] onds) and Ludger Beerbaum (Chiara, against a strong field at Al Shaqab JChampion of Champions at the 2016 final at 1.45m speed class in Qatar, in 1: Cian O'Connor (Callisto) €8,250 - 63.11 38.74 seconds) completed the top five. Arena. H Zoe clocked a time of 22.61 Al Shaqab in Qatar. a two horse race which saw Qatari's Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al seconds as Alrajhi picked up the top Rolf and his extraordinary 17-year-old stal- home hero Bassem Hassan 2: Bassem Hassan Mohammed (Argelith Thani (Imperio Egipcio Milton, 39.38 prize of QR 4950. lion Casall ASK secured victory after nearest Mohammed miss out by just Squid) €5,000 - 63.28 seconds) and Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi Qatar's Ahmed Mohammed Al Badi, rival Edwina Tops-Alexander had a shock exit tenths of a second. 3: Emily Moffitt (Cassius Clay) €3,750 - (Gunder, 40.03 seconds) finished in 7th astride Latino 291, finished in second in the first round of the Longines Global Cham- At the magnificent Al 65.11 and 9th spots respectively. spot (23.29 seconds). Al Badi won pions Tour Grand Prix of Doha. Shaqab, title rivals Sweden's 4: Christian Ahlmann (Caribis Z) €2,500 Also yesterday, home riders QR 3,000 in the two-phase competition. Edwina’s surprise eight faults on Lintea Rolf-Göran Bengtsson and - 68.60 scorched the competition in the Home rider Hamad Nasser Al Qadi, Tequila put her out of the second round, leav- Australia's Edwina Tops-Alex- 5: Sheikh Ali Bin Khalid Al Thani (Imperio 135/140cm class at A Shaqab Arena. saddled on St Lucia, grabbed the third ing Rolf to fulfil his long-cherished dream of ander faced each other for the Egipcio Milton) €1,500 - 69.71 Salman Mohammed Al Emadi, spot (24.42 seconds). taking the prestigious Tour title, and missing out first time this weekend, with astride Zorro Z, clocked a time of 22.83 Al Qadi won QR 2,250 for his on a historic Championship hat-trick. the pair both looking on form seconds to seal the top place worth efforts. Qatari duo of Salem Rashid Al It was the culmination of a fantastically con- ahead tomorrow’s Grand Prix. gear as the final competitors QR6,600 to the rider. Marri (Marfurlong Magic, 24.91 sec- sistent season with Casall with the pair taking Course designer Uliano took their turn. SIEC Cosmos Wijngaardhoeve Z, onds) and Abdullah Ali Al Ajeil (Goldan, wins in Valkenswaard and Paris and podium Vezzani set a tough but fair Young talent American with rider Mubarak Yousuf Al Rumaihi 27.66 seconds) completed the top five finishes at other stops on the circuit. course for the top riders in the Emily Moffitt looked to be the in the saddle, finished second in a time riders. His powerful season performance propelled world, with a 1.45m speed class only challenger to come close, him into pole position in the ranking for the final offering up a prize purse of riding an exceptional round. Qatari rider Salman leg in Doha. €25,000. Faults came from all Making daring turns with Mohammed Al Emadi Rolf’s victory will see him take the lion’s over the course, with Germa- Cassius Clay, she shaved val- astride Zorro Z clears a share of the €1m bonus prize money as he takes ny's Marcus Ehning and Funky uable seconds from the clock, hurdle during the Class N his place in LGCT history. Fred rolling the first and last crossing the line in 65.11s - 6: Doha 2016 Invitational poles, and Italy's Emanuele exactly two seconds off the 1.35/1.40m event at Al Gaudiano picking up 12 faults Irishman’s time. World Shaqab Arena yesterday. with Caspar. Number 1 Christian Ahlmann Pictures by: Grasi Lotfi Germany's Andreas Kreu- of Germany gave it his best Class N 6: Doha 2016 Invitational zer was the first to set the pace shot with the eye-catching 1.35/1.40m with the 9 year old dark chest- stallion Caribis Z, but finished nut Calvilot with a clear in over two seconds behind the Two Phases: A + A, Both Phases Against the Clock 73.43s and held the lead as young American, in 68.60s. [Rank, Rider (Horse), Prize money, Time] poles fell from all over the Home hero Bassem gal- 1: Salman Mohammed A S Al Emadi (Zorro Z) €6,600 - 22.83 course. loped around the course, with 2: Mubarak Yousuf A S Al Rumaihi (SIEC Cosmos Wijngaardhoeve Z) Qatar's premier rider the local spectators whistling €4,000 - 23.95 Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani him on, however finished just 3: Khalifa Abdulaziz J.A Al Thani (Sidoline van de Centaur) €3,000 - 24.47 entered the arena with clear shy of Cian’s time in 63.28s. 4: Nasser Al Ghazali (Delloren) €2,000 - 24.76 focus and intent, and looked Great Britain's Michael 5: Nasser Al Ghazali (Quel Homme) €1,200 - 24.96 set for a home turf win after a Whitaker rounded out the top blinding round with grey stal- six with Olympic mount Cas- Class N 5: Doha 2016 Invitational lion Imperio Egipcio Milton sionato, while young talent 1.20/1.25m rocketed him to the lead with Olivier Philippaerts of Belgium a fast and furious time of with H&M Forever d'Arco ter Two Phases: A + A, Both Phases Against the Clock 69.71s, a full two seconds Linden finished in 7th [Rank, Rider (Horse), Prize money, Time] ahead of the rest of the field. overall. 1: Abdullah Alrajhi (H Zoe) €4,950 - 22.61 Others tried, and failed to Ireland's Denis Lynch, 2: Ahmed Mohammed A.M Al Badi (Latino 291) €3,000 - 23.29 surpass the top Qatari rider’s Great Britain's Alexandra 3: Hamad Nasser Al Qadi (St. Lucia) €2,250 - 24.42 time, until Ireland’s Cian Thornton and Italy's Alberto 4: Salem Rashid Mohammed Al Marri (Marfurlong Magic) €1,500 - 24.91 O’Conner and Callisto put in a Zorzi all jumped clear, but it 5: Abdullah Ali Al Ajeil (Goldan) €900 - 27.66 phenomenal time of 63.11s was Cian O’Conner and his 9 throwing down the gauntlet to year old dark bay gelding Cal- the remainder of the field and listo who stole the show in the revving the competition up a final of Friday’s CSI5* classes.