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NNBABA | Page 5 TTENNISENNIS | Page 7 Irving honours Djoko to defend Kobe with Melbourne Park 54-point scoring fortress against explosion Thiem Sunday, February 2, 2020 FOOTBALL Jumada II 8, 1441 AH Liverpool move 22 GULF TIMES points clear, Chelsea draw at Leicester SPORT Page 3 HORSE RACING / HE SHEIKH JOAAN BIN HAMAD AL THANI TROPHY DAY Thrilling feature wins for The Blue Eye, Tayf, Minstrel Treble for trainer Alban de Mieulle; jockeys Soufiane Saadi, Ryan Curatolo and Tomas Lukasek ride two winners each QOC President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani with The Blue Eye trainer Jassim Mohamed Ghazali QOC President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani presents Alban de QOC President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani presented (left) after the eight-year-old won the HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy for four-year-old and Mieulle (left) with the trainer’s trophy after Umm Qarn’s Tayf won the the trophy to Hassan Ali al-Abdulmalik (left) after Minstrel won the older Thoroughbreds at Al Rayyan Park yesterday. HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy (Group 3 PA) yesterday. HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy for four-year-old Arabians. By Mikhil Bhat Maniezzi), 2. Connery (Ivan Doha Rossi), 3. Take A Nap (Marco Casamento), 4. Receding Waves (JP Guillambert). Won by: No, 1 ½, halifa bin Sheail al- 1. Time: 1:12.79. Owner: Abdulhadi Kuwari’s The Blue Eye Mana al-Hajri.Trainer: Stefano served a spectacular Ibido. climax to the HE Sheikh Race 4: 1. Think Big (Tomas KJoaan Bin Hamad Al Thani Tro- Lukasek), 2. Sir Arthur Dayne phy Day at the Qatar Racing and (Marco Casamento), 3. Happy Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Al Bere (Ronan Thomas), 4. Taxiwala Rayyan Park yesterday, winning (Faleh Bughanaim). Won by: 3 ½, the USD 100,000 Thoroughbreds 1 ½, ½. Time: 1:24.70. Owner: Al feature, even as Umm Qarn’s Tayf Wasmiyah Farm. Trainer: Georges added yet another Group level Mikhalides. victory to his CV. Race 5: 1. Al Lusail (Ronan In the 2200m fi nale, Al Wasmi- Thomas), 2. Surra Man Raa (Anas yah Farm’s Noor Al Hawa was all al-Seyabi), 3. Abu Samrah (Theo set to complete a hat-trick of vic- Bachelot), 4. Shaman Bu Thaila tories when Theo Bachelot-ridden (Eduardo Pedroza). Won by: 1 ¼, 1, The Blue Eye, saddled by champion ¼. Time: 1:48.05. Owner: Al Jeryan trainer Jassim Mohamed Ghazali, Stud. Trainer: Mohamed Nasser darted past the Ronan Thomas- al-Naimi. ridden colt in the fi nal 50m to win Race 6: 1. Arabic Channel (Tomas by a quarter-of-a-length. Lukasek), 2. Venedegar (Alex- For the connections, it was ander Reznikov), 3. Pettifogger heartening moment with the (Luca Maniezzi), 4. On The Front eight-year-old proving his cre- Line (Maikon De Souza). Won by: dentials twice in a row, having Theo Bachelot (right) rides The Blue Eye to victory yesterday. Soufiane Saadi celebrates after he guides Tayf to victory. PICTURE: Juhaim ½, ¾, Hd. Time: 1:25.20. Owner: Al missed out on a few wins this Jeryan Stud. Trainer: Mohamed season. de Mieulle. The grey son of Amer, the mile-long race for four-year- far from the front under Bugha- nal furlong. And the two were off longs out and easing their victory Nasser al-Naimi. “We waited for the last mo- who has now won fi ve Group old Purebred Arabians. naim, the Qatari Jockey of the in no time to pick up a fi ne win in in the seven-furlong run. Race 7: 1. Al Naama (Faleh Bugha- ment. We did an excellent job. races out of his six wins, had lit- Despite a decent advantage, Year Award winner. the 1750m race for four-year-old Earlier in the day, Umm Qarn’s naim), 2. AJS Moaddie (Tomas We waited for a long time for this tle trouble to take the lead under Minstrel was threatened by As the action came off the far and older local Thoroughbreds. Ashoura made a winning debut Lukasek), 3. Daloob (Ronan race, after the race that The Blue Soufi ane Saadi with Bin General, Bachelot-ridden Shamayel in the bend on to the home straight, Arabic Channel made it two- under Soufi ane Saadi to shed her Thomas), 4. Prince Amer (Theo Eye came second in. Many had ridden by Thomas, holding his fi nal 50m after the Mohamed Jas- there was a scrap for space in in-two for the Al Jeryan Stud col- maiden status in the race for local Bachelot). Won by: 2 ¼, 1 ¾, 1 ½. said that he is become old, and own in the 2200m race despite sim Ghazali-saddled horse put the fi eld but Bughanaim and his ours with the four-year-old top- Arabians for trainer De Mieulle, Time: 1:43.58. Owner: Al Shaqab that’s that. But this is just the be- setting the pace for the bulk of his turn of foot on display. The mount soon surged forward and ping the seven-furlong race for before Osama Omer al-Dafea’s Racing. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle. ginning. We are looking forward the run, to fi nish second. latter, however, ran out of real stayed ahead, fi nishing a little four-year-old and older Thor- Tahar edged out the favourite, Race 8: 1. Minstrel (Ryan Curatolo), to facing all these great horses Al Shaqab Racing’s Gtnah too estate, as Minstrel won by a head. more than two lengths ahead of oughbreds. Julian Smart-trained Murihk, 2. Shamayel (Theo Bachelot), 3. and international horses during hit the paddock with a close third “Made a move very very early, Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Moaddie, In the process, Tomas Lu- under Ryan Curatolo by a short Good Des Vialettes (Pier Converti- the big race meeting,” al-Kuwari under Faleh Bughanaim. around the bend,” Mountain told even as another Al Shaqab horse, kasek’s mount also led a one- head in a novice race. no), 4. Ginkeau (Anas al-Seyabi). told Gulf Times yesterday. “I am pleased for (His High- Gulf Times after the win. “He Daloob, completed the top three. two for trainer al-Naimi, whose Won by: Hd, 2 ¾, 3 ¼. Time: 1:43.90. Ghazali added: “The race was a ness) Sheikh Abdullah (bin Khalifa (Curatolo) said there was a little Al Jeryan Stud’s Al Lusail con- Venedegar, ridden by Alexander RESULTS Owner: Hassan Ali al-Abdulmalik. very tough one for me. Alhumdu- al-Thani). I think all three of them bit of trouble with another horse tinued with his fantastic run Reznikov in the colours of Mo- Race 1: 1. Ashoura (Soufiane Trainer: Deborah Mountain. lillah, he won last time out, but to- will go for HH The Amir’s Sword. on the rail. So we had to make the around Al Rayyan Park as the hamed bin Hamad Khalifa al-At- Saadi), 2. Zalzeleehom (Theo Race 9: 1. Tayf (Soufiane Saadi), day was a great win because some Tayf is coming back well. Also very move, and it was nailbiting along Mohamed Nasser al-Naimi- tiyah, fi nished runner-up. Bachelot), 3. Rannanah (Maikon 2. Bin General (Ronan Thomas), 3. really good horses were in the fi eld. happy for the fi lly Gtnah, she did the straight. Otherwise he (Min- schooled versatile colt raced to Luca Maniezzi guided Abdul- De Souza), 4. Maitha (Ivan Rossi). Gtnah (Faleh Bughanaim), 4. Maxr He was up against some new hors- well and should go for the Amir’s strel) put his head out, he tried his 10th career win out of 21 out- hadi Mana al-Hajri’s Dark Pursuit Won by: 4 ¾, 10 ½, 2 ½. Time: (Tomas Lukasek). Won by: 2 ½, es too, mostly horses that will run Sword,” de Mieulle said. really hard and he won nicely. I ings yesterday. to victory in a thrilling fi nish to the 1:34.86. Owner: Umm Qarn. ¾, 1. Time: 2:30.50. Owner: Umm in the Amir’s Sword meeting. He is In a thrilling fi nish, Deborah mean at the end of the day he won Ronan Thomas had the six- race for three-year-old and older Trainer: Alban de Mieulle. Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle. eight years old, and he has run for Mountain-saddled Minstrel en- the race.” year-old stay within striking dis- Thoroughbreds, edging out Ivan Race 2: 1. Tahar (Ryan Curatolo), Race 10: 1. The Blue Eye (Theo six years here. He has won every- tered the winner’s circle at the Al Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Naama tance of early leader Surra Man Rossi-ridden Connery by a nose. 2. Murihk (Tomas Lukasek), 3. Bachelot), 2. Noor Al Hawa thing and has given me everything Rayyan Park for the fi rst time since completed a hat-trick racing to Raa, ridden by Anas al-Seyabi, However, Al Wasmiyah Farm’s Rodina (JP Guillambert), 4. AJS Al (Ronan Thomas), 3. Full Moon that I hoped for.” his arrival in Qatar from France last her third straight victory around and others. Thomas and Al Lu- Think Big bagged a contrast- Uraiq (Leo Salles). Won by: Shd, (Pier Convertino), 4. Otwo (Tomas In the penultimate race of the year. With Ryan Curatolo in the the turf at Al Rayyan Park yester- sail, however, hit traffi c problems ing victory in the race for three- 3 ¼, Hd. Time: 1:34.62. Owner: Lukasek). Won by: ¼, 1 ½, ¼. day, a Group 3 run for four-year- saddle, the Hassan Ali al-Abdul- day. In the race for Purebred Ara- on the home straight, and the year-old Thoroughbreds when Osama Omer al-Dafea.