Al Walid Claims Musheireb Cup, Helps De Mieulle Grab a Double Qatari Breeders’ Trophy for AJS Jood; Victorious Debut by Black Pearl in the Mesaieed Cup
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Asher-Smith, Guliyev headline 200m line-ups at Doha Diamond League FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019 Al Walid claims Musheireb Cup, helps de Mieulle grab a double Qatari Breeders’ Trophy for AJS Jood; Victorious debut by Black Pearl in the Mesaieed Cup TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Tadgh O’Shea guided this season. DOHA Random Decision, owned by Molheb Al Naif, the star Al Jeryan Stud and trainee of performer of Al Naif Racing, THERE were three feature Ramzani, to notch up a pulsat- put up a masterclass in the contests on the menu of the ing neck triumph against On Local Purebred Arabian Con- 45th Race Meeting and Al- The Front Line in the Thor- ditions 1,850m. The seven- ban de Mieulle’s ward Al oughbred Handicap (Class 4) year-old gray horse, saddled Walid and Hadi al Ramzani’s 1,200m race. This was also a by Jassim Ghazali, was led to trainee AJS Jood bagged two second successive victory for his third victory of the season of them, helping their tutors Random Decision, pushing by Alexis Pouchin. complete a splendid double his tally to four in 19 races, in- Producing a hot accel- on Thursday. cluding 11 this season. eration, Molheb Al Naif went At the Qatar Racing and on to win the race by over Equestrian Club Racecourse six lengths, beating Deebah in New Al Rayyan, Al Walid This was a second win for to second spot. Damas was ran true to his highest rating Al Walid, ridden by Faleh third. The champion has been in the Musheireb Cup. The Bughanaim, on the trot in in a strong form since posting Al Shaqab Racing’s six-year- six races this season, tak- his career’s eight win in a row old gray horse shifted into ing his winners to seven in in the beginning of the sea- higher gear towards the close 17. Rajeh was fourth, son. This was his third win and defeated Al Junood, also beating last year’s runner- in six runs, fetching him 14th schooled by de Mieulle, and top spot finish in 20 runs. defending champion She’ris up Djelamer by nearly six Anas al Seyabi, who had to win the 2,000m race. lengths. a double winner on Wednes- This was a second win day, rode Taish to victory in for Al Walid, ridden by Faleh Bughanaim also had an- the Purebred Arabian Maiden Bughanaim, on the trot in six other winner through Al Da- Plate 2,400m. The HH Sheikh races this season, taking his woodea in the Purebred Ara- Mohammed bin Khalifa al winners to seven in 17. Rajeh bian Handicap 1,400m. The Thani-owned Taish, who was fourth, beating last year’s Al Shaqab Racing’s five-year- is trained by Julian Smart, runner-up Djelamer by near- old bay filly, under the tute- edged Fuwairat by a neck to ly six lengths. lage of Hossin Ashour, posted enter the winner’s circle for Tomas Lukasek made Rider Faleh Bughanaim pilots Al Walid to victory in the Musheireb Cup, one of three feature events, at the 45th Race Meeting at the QREC a one-and-a-quarter-length the first time in five races in Al Jeryan Stud-owned AJS Racecourse in New Al Rayyan on Thursday. victory over Al Neksh to taste his debut season. Razad was Jood work up a cracking pace the first winner in eight races a close third. and beat Al Adeed Al Jery- his debut race in March, the Emadi and trained by Ibra- length to clinch the 1,200m Earlier, Thomas pushed an (Wasim al Sahn) by two three-year-old gray colt was him al Malki, was ridden dash. Umm Qarn’s Mehdi, trained RESULTS lengths in the Qatari Breed- in a class of his own as he by Ivan Rossi in his debut Though Al Harqah, an- by de Mieulle, to second vic- er’s Trophy over 1,400m worked up a good pace and race. In a tight finish, the other Malki’s trainee, was tory in a row as the four-year- 45TH RACE MEETING LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN CONDITIONS 1,850m LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN NOVICE PLATE 1,850m Prize Money: QR75,000 (1st 42,750 2nd 16,500 3rd distance. Joudy was third by won the race easily. three-year-old black gelding third by seven and a half old gray colt upset higher- Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd 8,250) a length, followed by AJS Al The third big race of the managed to get the better of lengths, he held Mutamez off rated Al Junood and Murikh 4,950) 1. Molheb Al Naif (Alexis Pouchin -5kg), 2. Deebah Shahania and Faadi. day was Mesaieed Cup. Black Wadhah, with Ronan Thomas by a neck and Al Murabitah to win the Local Purebred 1. Mehdi (Ronan Thomas), 2. Al Junood (Alexis Pouchin, (Mathieu Pelletan), 3. Damas (Ronan Thomas) After finishing seventh in Pearl, owned by Abdulatif al astride, by three quarters of a rounded out the top five. Arabian Novice Plate. -5kg), 3. Murihk (Anas al Seyabi) Won by 6.25, 1.75. Time 2:01.67 Won by 3.25, 0.5. Time 2:09.77 Owner: Al Naif Racing. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle MESAIEED CUP 1,200m PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE 2,400m Prize Money: QR100,000 (1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd 3rd 11,000 4th 6,000 5th 4,000) 4,950) 1. Black Pearl (Ivan Rossi), 2. Wadhah (Ronan Thomas), 1. Taish (Anas al Seyabi), 2. Fuwairat (Jimmy Quinn), 3. 3. Al Harqah (Anas al Seyabi), 4. Mutamez (Jimmy Razad (Ronan Thomas) Quinn), 5. Al Murabitah (Al Moatasem al Balushi) Won by neck, 0.25. Time 2:46.61 Won by 0.75, 7.5, neck, 3.5. Time 1:14.31 Owner: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani. Owner: Abdulatif al Emadi. Trainer: Ibrahim al Malki Trainer: Julian Smart QATARI BREEDERS TROPHY 1,400m THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 4) 1,200m Prize Money: QR100,000 (1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 Prize Money: QR55,000 (1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 3rd 3rd 11,000 4th 6,000 5th 4,000) 6,050) 1. AJS Jood (Tomas Lukasek), 2. Al Adeed Al Jeryan (Ivan 1. Random Decision (Tadgh O’Shea), 2. On The Front Rossi), 3. Joudy (Mathieu Pelletan), 4. AJS Al Shahania Line (Faleh Bughanaim), 3. Jukebox Star (Alexis (Tadgh O’Shea), 5. Faadi (Anas al Seyabi) Pouchin -5kg) Won by 2, 1, 3, 5. Time 1:33.75 Won by neck, 0.25. Time 1:10.97 Owner: Al Jeryan Stud. Trainer: Hadi al Ramzani Owner: Al Jeryan Stud. Trainer: Hadi al Ramzani MUSHEIREB CUP 2,000m PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP 1,400m Prize Money: QR100,000 (1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 Prize Money: QR60,000 (1st 34,200 2nd 13,200 3rd 3rd 11,000 4th 6,000 5th 4,000) 6,600) 1. Al Walid (Faleh Bughanaim), 2. Sehab (Ronan 1.Al Dawoodea (Faleh Bughanaim), 2. Al Neksh (Alexis Thomas), 3. She’ris (Adnan Hawa), Pouchin -5kg), 3. Zameer (Al Moatasem al Balushi) 4. Rajeh (Jean Baptiste Hamel), 5. Djelamer (Tadgh (Left) Tomas Lukasek rides AJS Jood to victory in the Qatari Breeders’ Trophy at the 45th Won by 1.25, 4.75. Time 1:31.24 O’Shea) Race Meeting and (above) the members of the Black Pearl’s group celebrate after winning Owner: Al Shaqab Racing. Trainer: Hossin Ashour Won by 1.5, 0.25, 2.5, 5.75. Time 2:11.88 the Mesaieed Cup 1,200m race at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club in New Al Rayyan on Owner: Al Shaqab Racing. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle Thursday. Methodical Mumbai thrash Delhi BIG GUNS SHINE AT FIBA 3X3 QATAR MASTERS IANS and skipper Shreyas Iyer (3), ma and opening partner Quin- tle down and set the stage for NEW DELHI Krunal Pandya sent back the ton de Kock looking to make flourishing finish, de Kock dangerous Colin Munro (3) as the most of the powerplay. (35) was run out as a misun- RISHABH Pant had started Delhi were never really in the They mixed caution with ag- derstanding between the two Delhi Capitals’ journey in the chase on a low and slow Kotla gression as they put on 57 runs saw both batsmen stranded at 12th edition of the Indian wicket. without losing a wicket after the striker’s end. Axar happily Premier League by smashing Earlier, Hardik Pandya (32 the first six overs. removed the bails at the non- Mumbai Indians pacer Jas- off 15 balls) and Krunal (37*) But just when it looked striker’s end. The score read prit Bumrah all over the park provided the late order flour- like the openers would take 74/3 in 9.5 overs. in their opening encounter in ish as Mumbai Indians scored the game away, Amit Mishra After that it was all about Mumbai. 168/5 in their 20 overs. Hav- consolidating as Krunal Pan- But the latter got his re- ing bowled a disciplined line BRIEF SCORES dya and Suryakumar looked to venge at the Ferozeshah and length through the in- put their head down and bring Kotla on Thursday as he sent nings, the DC bowlers lost the Mumbai Indians: 168/5 in 20 overs MI back into the game. From Pant’s off-stump for a walk plot in the last five overs as the (Krunal Pandya 37*; Rabada 2/38) looking good at 57/0 after in the park.