13 CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY 28 JULY 2021 Sport WEDNESDAY 28 JULY 2021 14 Qatar Goodwood Festival kicks off with thrilling races Trueshan lands Al Shaqab Stakes THE PENINSULA – GOODWOOD () was in the fray and did well, especially in the early and middle The progressive five-year-old stages and finished sixth. The penul- Trueshan (Planteur x Shao Line) timate race was the Unibet Fillies’ carried the colours of his owner the Handicap, a Class 3 event for three- Singula Partnership to success in the year-old and older rated 0-95 over a Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes mile. (Group One) as the world-famous The eventual winner was Shadwell Qatar Goodwood Festival kicked off Estate Company Ltd’s Angham at Goodwood yesterday. () for trainer Richard Hannon Trained by Alan King, Trueshan and jockey . outstayed his seven rivals to take the Al Shaqab Racing’s Zwelela two-mile, group one contest under (Toronado) gave the winner a lot to the saddle of Hollie Doyle, who was think about in the last strides and fin- in a roll as she emerged victorious in ished runner-up for the winning three races. trainer and under jockey Rossa Ryan. Trueshan was slightly keen through the first couple of furlongs Top Gr 1 racing on but soon cover behind race second day leader Nayef Road (). Going only a steady gallop, the positions All eyes are being drawn to second remained unchanged throughout the day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival first half of the contest. as thrilling racing will continue with On the downhill run for home some of the world’s top runners on (around six furlongs out), Trueshan display. followed through Nayef Road as the The main features of Day 2 will pair slipped the field. bear the name of Qatar. Nayef Road acted as the perfect All Arabian racing fans worldwide leader for the winner and once will be looking forward to the Qatar straightened up for home, Trueshan (Gr 1 PA) to see was allowed stride on and always the legends 'Ebraz' and 'Tayf' along looked in command inside the final with the up and coming 'Lady princess' two furlongs. Jassim Moftah J M Al Moftah, Acting Deputy Ambassador of Qatar to the UK, presents the trophy to connection of Trueshan, facing each other for top honours. A brief challenge from outsider which won the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group One) at Qatar Goodwood Festival yesterday. The other feature event will be the Away He Goes (Fahrr) helped Qatar , a Group 1 for Trueshan to dig deep and he went on was a little keen there but he would seven furlongs as well. Again, success Beckett-ridden and Rossa Ryan- , where Al Shaqab to win by three and a half lengths at have been a lot worse if we didn’t was associated with the silks of Marc ridden Kinross (). Racing will be represented by the the line. Sir Ron Priestley () decide to run him the last day. A lot Chan through the Ralph Al Shaqab Racing’s Toro Strike Duhail. threatened to get involved on the turn of people thought we were mad for for home and held on gamely for third. running him with so much weight at Hollie Doyle guides Trueshan to victory Winning trainer Alan King said Newcastle, but he needed to race and in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup after the race: “That was extremely thankfully it has all worked out today” Stakes. PICTURES: DOMINIC JAMES special and the horse hugely deserves Bred by Didier Stud, Trueshan’s it. We have been looking forward to success marks a first group one for his running him for a while and once the sire Planteur ( Dancer) who rain came, it was always going to help. stands at Chapel Stud. When John (Gosden) said that he His dam, Shao Line (General wasn’t going to run the Holme) was a dual winner in France nerves started to creep in, I haven’t and has produced four winners with been that nervous for a long time. He Trueshan being her most successful. Angel Bleu, Kinross win Gr 2 contests Trained by Alan King, five-year-old Trueshan Trueshan overpowers his The eight-race card on the opening day of five-day Festival included two seven rivals to take the two-mile, Group 2 races. Angel Bleu (Dark Angel) group one contest under the saddle in the colours of Marc Chan won the Unibet , a Group 2 for of Hollie Doyle, on the opening day 2YOs over seven furlongs for trainer of the world-famous Qatar Ralph Beckett and jockey Frankie Goodwood Festival at the Dettori. Al Shaqab Racing’s Lusail was declared non-runner just before the picturesque . race due to the heavy ground. The other Group 2 event was the Unibet , for 3YO+ over Belgian defender Alderweireld joins Al Duhail from Tottenham

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Al Duhail Sports Club yesterday announced that Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld (pictured) will join the former QNB Stars League champions from English Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur. The club announced on their official web site yesterday that the charismatic defender will stay with the Qatar football giants for three seasons . The former Ajax Amsterdam and Atletico Madrid star made 236 appear- ances for Spurs since 2015 and played a huge role in the club's back-to-back Premier League title challenges. He was also part of the Cham- pions League final in 2019. “We have reached agreement with Al Duhail SC in Qatar for the transfer of Toby Alderweireld. We wish Toby all the best for the future,” a Spurs statement said yesterday. Sri Lanka vs T20 postponed after Krunal’s positive COVID test

REUTERS – COLOMBO Antigen Tests conducted ahead match also to be played in of the match yesterday Colombo. India won the first The second Twenty20 interna- morning, India all-rounder game by 38 runs in Colombo tional between Sri Lanka and Krunal Pandya was found to be on Sunday. India, scheduled for yesterday positive. The medical teams The positive test could give in Colombo, was pushed back have identified eight members Indian batsmen Prithvi Shaw by a day after India’s Krunal as close contacts,” BCCI said in and a Pandya tested positive for a statement. nervous wait as they were COVID-19, the country’s The teams will now play picked for India’s test series board (BCCI) announced hours the remaining two fixtures of against England and were before the game. the three-match series on con- slated to travel at the end of the “Following the Rapid secutive days, with the third Sri Lanka tour.