SPORT Page 7 HORSE RACING Lekhraib Completes Feature Double for Injaaz Stud Casamento Rides Lekhraib to Al Shaqab Cup Win
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MAIDEN PLATE (No Off icial LCup in spectacular fashion at The string of near-misses Rating) (Distance: 1,200m) the Qatar Racing and Equestrian for Casamento stretched when 1. Salsabiel (Marco Casamento), 2. Club’s Al Rayyan Park yesterday. Saadi helmed Hamad Ahmed al- Hadjira De Faluzins (Faleh Bugha- It was Injaaz Stud’s fi lly, Gaby Malki al-Jehani-trained Zarandi naim), 3. Al Rayyan (Ivan Rossi), 4. De Faust, that had won the to a quarter-length victory in Rahaf HA (Tomas Lukasek). Won Dukhan Cup at the same track on the Thoroughbred Handicap for by: 3 ½, 2 ¾, 3 ¾. Time: 1:21.02. Wednesday. horses rated 95 and below. Casa- Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al- Yesterday’s dirt feature for lo- mento-ridden Return To Senders Kuwari. Trainer: Mohamed Jassim cal Arabians saw Marco Casa- was second, the colt’s best fi nish Ghazali. mento guide a winner after three this season. Race 3: LOCAL THOROUGHBRED straight near-misses earlier In the penultimate race yes- MAIDEN PLATE (Distance: 1,700m) yesterday as Mohamed Jassim terday, Al Sakab Stud’s versa- 1. Qawaafi (Michael Forest), 2. Ghazali-saddled AF AlBahar colt tile fi lly Al Faisaliya landed her Maksab (Tomas Lukasek), 3. Ser- won the 1,700m run by over fi ve third career victory when Ronan een (Meteb Ali al-Marri), 4. Wukair lengths. Thomas guided the Ibrahim al- (Ronan Thomas). Won by: 2 ½, 1 Casamento had his mount Malki charge to a fi ne win in the ½, 3. Time: 1:54.86. Owner: Khalifa stay on the heels of early leader six-furlong local Thoroughbred bin Sheail al-Kuwari. Trainer: Mo- Lama, helmed by Ali Khalid al- Handicap sprint. hamed Riyaz. Mosallam, before upping the The bay fi lly’s busy schedule Race 4: THOROUGHBRED pace and taking the lead coming has seen her line up for seven HANDICAP (Class 5) (75 & Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi (second from right) with the winners of Al Shaqab Cup after Injaaz Stud’s Lekhraib off the fi nal bend. Lekhraib kept races since the season began in below) (Distance: 1,200m) won the 1,700m feature at Al Rayyan Park yesterday. PICTURES: Juhaim building the gap on the competi- October and only once has she 1. Southernmachoman (Ali Khalid tion eventually fi nishing ahead of fi nished outside the money, in- al-Mosallam), 2. Unbutton (Marco Time: 1:11.26. Owner: Saeed Nasser Soufi ane Saadi-ridden Hazm Al cluding two wins. Casamento), 3. Doha Incanto al-Qadi. Trainer: Hamad Ahmed Sulaimi, while Lama had to settle Earlier yesterday, Injaaz Stud’s (Meteb Ali al-Marri), 4. War Order al-Malki al-Jehani. for third. Mister General shed his maiden (Faleh Bughanaim). Won by: Race 7: LOCAL THOROUGHBRED Hadi Nasser al-Ramzani-sad- status in dominant fashion with Shd, 4, 3 ½. Time: 1:12.82. Owner: HANDICAP (70-90) (Distance: dled Southernmachoman won an apprentice jockey Khalid al- Abdulaziz Saleh al-Jaber. Trainer: 1,200m) intriguing duel in the fi nal stages Balushi guiding the Mohamed Hadi Nasser al-Ramzani. 1. Al Faisaliya (Ronan Thomas), of the Thoroughbred Handicap Riyaz-trained colt to a fantas- Race 5: THOROUGHBRED 2. Sarmad Bu Thaila (Killian for horses rated 75 and below. tic win in the Purebred Arabian HANDICAP (Class 5) (85 & Leonard), 3. Dhergham Bu Helmed by Qatari apprentice maiden for four-year-olds with below) (Distance: 1,900m) Thaila (Michael Forest), 4. Mizoun rider al-Mosallam in the colours almost six lengths to spare. 1. Alizoom (Ivan Rossi), 2. Immoral (Francois Herholdt). Won by: 2, 4, of Abdulaziz Saleh al-Jaber, the Two fi llies owned by Khalifa (Marco Casamento), 3. Comrade 2. Time: 1:12.96. Owner: Al Sakab four-year-old colt was locked bin Sheail al-Kuwari registered In Arms (Faleh Bughanaim), 4. Stud. Trainer: Ibrahim al-Malki. with Casamento-ridden Unbut- their fi rst career wins with Marco Roman Legend (Meteb Ali al- Race 8: AL SHAQAB CUP (Local ton in a battle for supremacy in Casamento riding Salsabiel in Marri). Won by: Shd, 1 ¼, 7 ¾. Time: PA) (Distance: 1,700m) the 1,200m sprint. At the post, an Arabian maiden sprint, while 2:04.20. Owner: Ali Hassan Ali 1. Lekhraib (Marco Casamento), 2. Southernmachoman eked out a Michael Forest was astride the al-Abdulmalik. Trainer: Deborah Hazm Al Sulaimi (Soufiane Saadi), short head win, topping for the topper Qawaafi in a 1,700m local Mountain. 3. Lama (Ali Khalid al-Mosallam), 4. fi rst time since October 2019. It Thoroughbred maiden. Race 6: THOROUGHBRED Fahim (Ronan Thomas). Won by: was al-Mosallam’s 13th win this HANDICAP (Class 4) (95 & 5 ¼, 8 ¼, 3. Time: 1:59.76. Owner: season. RESULTS below) (Distance: 1,200m) Injaaz Stud. Trainer: Mohamed Casamento lost out on a vic- Race 1: PUREBRED ARABIAN 1. Zarandi (Soufiane Saadi), Jassim Ghazali. tory again when he was astride MAIDEN PLATE (4 Year Olds) 2. Return To Senders (Marco Ghazali-schooled Immoral in (Distance: 1,700m) Casamento), 3. The Singer (Carlos Marco Casamento rides Injaaz the Thoroughbred Handicap for 1. Mister General (Khalid al- Henrique), 4. Catch A Wave (Faleh Stud’s Lekhraib to Al Shaqab Cup horses rated 85 and below. This Balushi), 2. Bakir (Soufiane Saadi), Bughanaim). Won by: ¼, 1 ¼, 7 ¼. victory yesterday. MOTORSPORT His Highness The Amir Cup Qatar’s al-Attiyah focussed on fourth Dakar title draw to be held on January 4 QNA Group A that will include Agencies punctures. The tyres we had in winner on two wheels and four, “I’m happy to be here after Doha the first eight teams in London, United Kingdom South America were not suitable had to change co-driver after such a diffi cult year, like every- the final standings of the for Saudi Arabia. So not win- compatriot Dani Oliveras tested body, happy to be at the start,” QNB League competitions ning was a big disappointment positive at home before Christ- said the Spaniard. he draw for His High- for the 2019-2020 season ast year, Nasser Saleh but we still fi nished second,” al- mas and was unable to travel to The Dakar has a number of ness the Amir Cup which are: Duhail, Al Rayy- al-Attiyah had a forget- Attiyah, winner in 2011, 2015 and the Middle East. Oliveras’ place changes aimed at improving Twill be held on Janu- an, Al Sadd, Al Gharafa, Al table Dakar Rally. The 2019, was quoted as saying on the will be taken by Frenchman Alex safety after bike riders Paulo ary 4, the Qatar Football Sailiya, Al Wakrah, Al Arabi then defending cham- Dakar Rally website. Winocq. Goncalves and Edwin Straver Association (QFA) said yes- and Qatar SC. Lpion suff ered as many as a dozen He added: “Concerning the “It’s hard for us,” said 2014 died in last year’s event. terday. The draw ceremony Group B will include teams punctures as the event headed to tyres, we (along with Giniel de winner Roma, speaking on a vid- All bike riders must now wear — to be attended by QFA ranked from ninth to 12th Saudi Arabia for the fi rst time. Villiers) were able to test (in Ha’il) eo call while isolating in his hotel an airbag jacket and are limited to off icials, team representa- place in the QNB Stars Despite the setbacks, the Qatari and I am quite confi dent. This room. “But anyway I think every- six rear tyres to encourage lower tives and the media — will League namely Al Ahli, star fi nished runner-up behind year has been rather quiet for me. one had a real victory to start this speeds to reduce wear, although be held at Ritz-Carlton. Umm Salal, Al Khor and Al Spaniard Carlos Sainz by a little I only contested the Qatar Rally Dakar in this situation around the some have questioned whether The draw for the 49th Shahaniya along with the over six minutes in his Toyota, before the confi nement and the world.” that will really happen. edition of His Highness the first three-ranked teams of numbered 300. The near miss has Andalucía Rally afterwards, as Nine-times world rally cham- “If we have six rear tyres for 12 Amir Cup will be based on the second division (2020- only made the 50-year-old hun- well as a few rounds of the Mid- pion Sebastien Loeb, with long- days of the race, you have to go the ranking of the teams 2019 season) Al Kharaitiyat, grier for his fourth Dakar title as dle East Rally Championship.