Sports Sunday, July 25, 2021 11 Attiyah clinches late win for Overdrive at Baja Spain Aragon Tribune News Network on the opening selective sec- Teruel (SPAIN) tion of 180km on Friday after carding the fastest time of 2hr Overdrive Racing’s Nasser 20min 12sec. Saleh Al Attiyah and Mat- “It was a good first stage, thieu Baumel returned to no real problems, but it was Thousand Oaks won the Rich Energy Two Drinks One Taste Novice cross-country rallying action not easy for the rear tyres,” Stakes at Newmarket racecourse in UK, on Friday. (Pic: John Hoy) for the first time since the said Al-Attiyah. “We were the Andalucia Rally in mid-May first car all the way. It is not and snatched a late victory easy to open the road.” Qatar Racing Limited’s in the three-stage Baja Spain Al Rajhi came home in Aragón, round five of the FIA fourth place behind Sweden’s Thousand Oaks off the World Cup for Cross-Country Mattias Ekström. Reis, Van Bajas, on Saturday. Loon and Esteve were classi- mark at Newmarket Leading by 64 seconds fied in seventh, ninth and 10th. heading into the final stage, The second leg was divid- Tribune News Network to press the leader. Inside the Attiyah lost time to French ed into two selective sections final 400 metres, Thousand driver Sébastien Loeb during of 112.91km and 208.36km Three-year-old filly Oaks and Auriferous began to the early kilometres of the se- Overdrive Racing’s Nasser with cars tackling the opener Thousand Oaks (IRE) (King- pull away from the field. lective section and looked to Al Attiyah in action in his from 07.40hrs before the heat man x Roheryn) carried the Thousand Oaks took the be heading for second place Toyota Hilux during the of the morning sun gained its colours of Qatar Racing Lim- lead from Auriferous inside until his rival dropped around Baja Aragon in Spain. strength. ited to success when taking the 200 metres and despite 14 minutes near the finish Attiyah set the fastest time the Rich Energy Two Drinks hanging left, galloped clear to with power steering issues and to move into an outright lead One Taste Novice Stakes, a a four and a half-length suc- slipped to seventh overall. of 1min 04sec over Loeb, who Class 3 race for three and four- cess at the line. “It was a difficult last stage set the third quickest time year-olds at Newmarket (July) The Simon & Ed Crisford- for everybody but I am quite behind Orlando Terranova. racecourse, UK, on Friday. trained and Pat Dobbs-ridden happy to win this race,” said “It was a good stage and I am Following on from two Line Of Decent (IRE) (Nath- Attiyah, who suffered tyre quite happy to have the lead,” third-placed efforts at Kemp- aniel x Joys Of Spring) closed wear on the abrasive surfaces said the Qatari. ton and Haydock respectively, late on to snatch second from in the high temperatures and “There was a lot of dust Thousand Oaks was having Auriferous who weakened and duly recorded his fourth Span- and we could not pass Seb.” her third racecourse start and finished further four lengths ish Baja success (2008, 2016 Reis, Al Rajhi and Van scored in fine style for train- behind in third for trainer and 2017) and his third with Loon completed the shorter ers John and Thady Gosden. Andrew Balding and jockey Toyota. “Today everybody had opener in fourth, seventh and She was ridden to victory by Jamie Spencer. problems. It was not easy at 11th places to hold fourth, fifth Cieren Fallon, retained rider Bred by The Roheryn all. The last 40km we had seri- and eighth in the general clas- to Qatar Racing Limited. Partnership, Thousand Oaks ous tyre wear issues.” sification. Esteve was 19th and Settled behind the ear- is by the leading Juddmonte The Belgian Overdrive held 10th. ly leader Auriferous (IRE) stallion Kingman (Invincible team ran four Toyota Hiluxes But Loeb managed to at- (Golden Horn x Sequester) Spirit) and is out of Listed in the punishing summer heat tack from the front in the third throughout the early stages winner Roheryn (Galileo), of the Aragón region of Spain and final stage and the French- of the 2400-metre contest, who was also placed four times for Attiyah, Saudi Arabia’s Ya- man held off Attiyah until the Thousand Oaks travelled well at Group level. The second zeed Al Rajhi, Dutchman Erik closing kilometres when he lost under Fallon. She moved dam, La Chunga (More Than van Loon and Portugal’s Tiago Nasser Al Attiyah (right) during the Baja Aragon. vital minutes with the power closer to the leader when 800 Ready), was a Group Three Reis, with another customer steering woes and slipped out metres from home and started winner at both two and three. car for Spaniard Isidre Esteve. podium slot at the finish of the Erik Van Loon began the with Txema Villalobos to drive of contention for the win. Al Rajhi and Michael Orr Spanish event in Teruel. The Baja in sixth place in the FIA a customer Overdrive Hilux. Attiyah duly recorded the had rekindled their work- points’ haul also lifted Al Ra- World Cup for Cross-Country He reached the finish in ninth fastest time and was able to ing partnership on the early jhi closer to Baja series leader Bajas Drivers’ Championship position. Portugal’s Joäo Fer- seal victory by the margin of stages of the Silk Way Rally at Yasir Seaidan in the title race. and he and French co-driver reira also drove an Overdrive- 4min 40sec from Ekström. the start of the month before The Portuguese duo of Sébastien Delaunay reached built Hilux and finished 11th The third and fifth quickest the team withdrew from the Tiago Reis and Valter Cardosa the finish in a similar posi- with co-driver David Mon- times lifted Al Rajhi and Reis shortened event. That deci- crewed a fourth Overdrive tion to boost the Dutchman’s teiro. into third and fourth overall. sion enabled Orr to give a back Toyota. They earned fourth points tally behind points’ Nine-time World Rally The FIA World Cup for injury more time to heal and and fifth quickest times on the leader Seaidan. Champion Sébastien Loeb Cross-Country Bajas resumes the Ulsterman guided the Sau- last two stages on the way to Former Dakar motorcy- pipped Al-Attiyah by a mere in Hungary at the start of Au- di to third overall and the final an excellent fourth place. clist Isidre Esteve teamed up one second to the fastest time gust.

Wahraan scored a dominant win in the 0-95 Handicap at Newmar- ket’s July course on Saturday. (Pic: John Hoy) 2021 Baja Spain Aragón Wahraan eases to a Result (unofficial @ 17.45hrs) 1. Nasser Saleh AlAttiyah (QAT)/Michael Orr (GBR) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6hr 32min 44sec 2. Mattias Ekström (SWE)/Emil Bergkvist (SWE) MINI All4 Racing 6hr 37min 24sec second successive victory 3. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU)/Michael Orr (GBR) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6hr 38min 59sec 4. Tiago Reis (PRT/Valter Cardosa (PRT) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6hr 39min 34sec for Al Shaqab Racing 5. Joan Roma (ESP)/Alex Haro (ESP) Prodrive Hunter 6hr 39min 52sec 6. Erik van Loon (NLD)/Sébastien Delaunay (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6hr 44min 25sec Tribune News Network defend his lead from a strong 7. Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Fabian Lurquin (BEL) Prodrive Hunter 6hr 44min 36sec challenge from Wahraan, who 8. João Ramos (PRT)/Filipe Palmeiro (PRT) Toyota Hilux 6hr 46min 57sec Owned-and-bred by Al put the race to bed. Action from the 9. Isidre Esteve (ESP)/Txema Villalobos (ESP) Toyota Hilux 6hr 52min 05sec Shaqab Racing, Wahraan (FR) The Al Shaqab Racing’s gruelling Baja Spain 10. Alejandro Martins (PRT)/J Marques (PRT) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 6hr 53min 16sec (Le Havre x Al Jassasiyah) was colt ran home comfortably on Aragón, round five of 11. João Ferreira (PRT)/David Monteiro (PRT) Toyota Hilux 6hr 57min 17sec the FIA World Cup for last seen at Pontefract on July the fast ground, proving his 12. Pedro Dias (PRT)/Jose Eduardo Sa (PRT) Ford EXR 5 Proto 6hr 58min 01sec 6th when he broke his maiden credentials as an interesting Cross-Country Bajas, in a 2,000 metre maiden race progressive element for his on Saturday. 13. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Marek Sykora (SVK) Ford F-150 Evo 7hr 00min 36sec, etc on his 5th start. He followed owner and breeder. Big Kit- up with a convincing and rath- ten finished second for trainer er dominant 5½-length win in Mark Johnston and jockey Joe the 0-95 Handicap for three- Fanning, a further half length Solskjaer signs year-olds and older for trainer ahead of the George Boughey- Mohammed Hanzab re-elected SIGA Vice-Chairman new Manchester Sir Michael Stoute at Newmar- trained and Aled Beech-ridden ket’s July course on Saturday. Songkran (IRE) (Slade Power Tribune News Network Hanzab’s re-election that there is more work ahead United deal The three-year-old colt, x Choose Me). Geneva recognises his outstanding of us to bring about the neces- London: Manchester United who was partnered by jockey Wahraan is by the French sary reforms. I look forward to have put their faith in manager Richard Kingscote, sat in last sire Le Havre. His dam, Al Jas- Mohammed Hanzab, contribution in the working with all members of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by handing position in the 4-runner race sasiyah, has already produced Founder and Chairman of the progression and efforts the SIGA Global Council during him a new three-year contract. with the six-year-old Big Kit- a winner with Mashael, a filly International Centre for Sport of SIGA since its inception the next four years to consoli- The Norwegian, who took over ten (USA) (Kitten’s Joy x by Dubawi in training with Security (ICSS), has been re- in 2017 date our previous and ongoing from Jose Mourinho in 2018, Queen Martha) leading the André Fabre. Al Jassasiyah is elected Vice Chairman of the efforts to protect the integrity will stay at Old Trafford until at proceedings at a steady pace. a granddaughter of the Group Sport Integrity Global Alliance elected to the Council for the and good governance in sport.” least 2024, with the option of As they came to the 600-metre 1 scorer and blue hen Park ex- (SIGA) during the extraordi- first time representing global Franco Frattini, SIGA an extra year. It is a big state- maker, the runners picked up press, dam of Derby hero and nary electoral General Assem- Mohammed Hanzab, Founder & business Eddie Marshbaum, Council Chair, said: “ Once ment from United, who have and Big Kitten tried vainly to sire New Approach. bly held digitally. Chairman International Centre for Director of Sports Integrity at again we congratulate Mo- also shown backing in the trans- Thirteen of the 14 mem- Sport Security (ICSS). Quest (reelection) and João hammed Hanzab on his re- fer market with the 73 million ber organisations taking part Paulo Almeida, Director Gen- election, and express the wish pound (100 million dollars) sign- in the extraordinary electoral Chair of the of the SIGA Global eral of the National Olympic that his second term will be as ing of Jadon Sancho on Friday. Formula One General Assembly voted for Council by a unanimous vote Committee of Portugal (COP) successful as the first. Solskjaer delivered a second- ‘Verstappen-Hamilton crash cost Red Bull $1.8mn’ Hanzab to be re-elected as the of the 14 member organisa- concluded the list of the Coun- COVID-19 crisis influ- placed finish in the Premier Vice-Chairman of the SIGA tions taking part in the ex- cil members elected. enced the first term, but SIGA League last season, briefly chal- Berlin: Christian Horner says Max Verstappen’s Silverstone crash Global Council for the second traordinary electoral General All will serve four-year resisted and has always been lenging runaway leaders Man- with Lewis Hamilton has cost Red Bull around $1.8 million, an outlay term, following his initial elec- Assembly. terms through to 2025 in the able to follow its mission, flag- chester City, while also losing that will have “massive ramifications” for the team. Verstappen was tion in 2018. Densign White, CEO of independent international ging corruption and improv- the Europa League final toV illar- taken to hospital for checks after being left badly winded by his high- Hanzab’s re-election af- the International Mixed Mar- body aimed at providing global ing the awareness-raising for real, but has yet to deliver any speed collision with title rival Hamilton at the British Grand Prix last firms his outstanding contri- tial Arts Federation (IMMAF), leadership, promotion of good integrity in sports. silverware in his two and a half weekend. Dutchman Verstappen spun into the barriers following a bution in the progression and was also re-elected as vice- governance and safeguarding Diversity and inclusion are seasons in charge. He said on dramatic crash on the first lap at Copse corner. Hamilton went on to efforts of SIGA since its incep- chair, with 12 votes, and Ali- the integrity of sport through a the keywords for the follow- the club’s official website Sat- win on home soil and reduce Verstappen’s championship lead to only tion in 2017 in leading the way son Giordano, Vice-President, set of universal standards. ing term, as SIGA will build urday: “I am delighted to have eight points despite being given a 10-second penalty for being “pre- for sport integrity worldwide. . Global Consumer Marketing Mohammed Hanzab, SIGA on the role of women in sport, signed this new contract. It is dominantly to blame” for the incident. Verstappen accused the Brit Franco Frattini, Vice Pres- & Sponsorships at Master- Vice-Chair, said: “I am very on the opportunity to invest in an exciting time for Manchester of being “disrespectful and unsportsmanlike”, while Red Bull team ident of the Italian Council of card International, who also proud of this vote of confidence the younger generations, and United, we have built a squad principal Horner felt Hamilton was guilty of “dirty driving”. (DPA) State, and the Italian magis- received 13 votes, has been and trust. For me, this is even avoid leaving behind those with players that are hungry for trate, was also re-elected as appointed vice-chair and was more important considering who have disabilities.” success.” (DPA)