CCRICKETRICKET | Page 4 CYCLING | Page 7 Kohli’s 72 Ganna fi rst helps clinical Giro leader, RCB thrash Thomas opens Royals early gap Sunday, October 4, 2020 FOOTBALL Safar 17, 1442 AH Neymar bags GULF TIMES brace as PSG hit six against Angers SPORT Page 2 HORSE RACING / QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE Al-Kuwari’s Lady Princess dazzles on opening Arc day Qatari-owned horses continue their winning run in French capital; Irish raider Princess Zoe wins Qatar Prix du Cadran Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club CEO Nasser bin Sherida al-Kaabi (second left) with the winners of the Qatar Arabian Trophy des Juments (Group 1 PA) after Sheail bin Khalifa al-Kuwari’s Lady Princess won the 2000m race on Day One of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp yesterday. (Scoopdyga) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani (centre), President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, at ParisLongchamp for Day One of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe yesterday. Agencies lighted Fourcy said. “Last year I Paris, France had a superb batch of three-year- olds and with them this year we have won some good prizes. They n presence of Qatar Olym- haven’t run much due to the con- pic Committee President fi nement and have stayed nice and HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad fresh. To have four horses fi nish in al-Thani, Qatari-owned the fi rst four places is incredible. Ihorses continued to dazzle in the Lady Princess has a huge heart. Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe She hasn’t got a lot of fl air but she weekend with Sheail bin Khalifa knows how to get the job done.” al-Kuwari-owned Lady Princess racing to an impressive victory in the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC)-sponsored Qa- tar Arabian Trophy des Juments (Group 1 PA) at ParisLongchamp yesterday. QREC CEO Nasser bin Sherida al-Kaabi took part in the trophy presentation of the day’s races. Lady Princess’ win, barely 24 Christophe Soumillon (left) rides Lady Princess to the Qatar Arabian Trophy Des Juments (Group 1 PA) hours after Group 1 PA victories victory yesterday. (Scoopdyga) by Al Shaqab Racing’s Alawsj and al-Kuwari’s Hadi De Carrere at Aga Khan’s fi lly a patient ride in partnered once again by jockey chained was second ahead of Saint-Cloud, demonstrates Qa- heavy conditions. Held up in last Tony Piccone in the race for three- Pouvoir Royal in third. tar’s leadership in Purebred Ara- Soumillon added, “She sat Joseph Sheridan (left) rides Princess Zoe to victory in the Qatar Prix du for the majority of the race, Valia year-olds. Danger came from bian racing. down in the stalls and we didn’t Cadran yesterday. (Scoopdyga) then came with a strong run up Pista, on the inside rail, who was QATAR GRAND HANDICAP The fi rst day of the Qatar Prix get a great break. Despite this I the middle of the tack and eas- fi nishing strongly. Fifty metres DES JUMENTS: EUDAIMONIA de l’Arc de Triomphe weekend didn’t want to force her early on, I In dramatic turn of events, Fre- sive performance to defend his ily got the better of both Nemean from the line there was very little TAKES VICTORY saw a nice race card at Paris- knew beforehand that she is a lot deric Rossi’s protege led right until title in the Qatar Prix Daniel Lion and Step By Step. between the two fi llies. Crossing She took a little while to fi nd her Longchamp. faster than the rest of the fi eld. I it ceded in the fi nal fi ve metres to Wildenstein (Group 2). Francis- the winning line, it was Wonder- stride in the extremely testing Christophe Soumillon-ridden would have liked to have held her Princess Zoe, the only runner who Henri Graff ard’s charge had not QATAR PRIX DOLLAR: ful Tonight who proved superior conditions encountered but ul- Lady Princess led a fantastic top- up in last place but Quitte lost was able to keep up the pace. been seen in competition since SKALLETI WINS AGAIN by a little more than a length. timately Eudaimonia was very four sweep for trainer Thomas a bit of ground. We got a little Princess Zoe’s jockey Joseph an excellent second place in the Last year’s winner, Skalleti, impressive in taking the 2000m Fourcy, who had also saddled bump turning for home but once Sheridan struggled to stop his Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group lined up for the Qatar Prix Dollar JADOOMI SHOWS SPEED IN Qatar Grand Handicap des Ju- the two winners at Saint-Cloud I asked her for an eff ort she accel- tears of joy on his fi rst Group 1. 1) at Ascot last year. (Group 2) alongside seven other CRITERIUM ments. Trained by young trainer on Friday, in the 2000m race for erated with ease.” “It’s a dream come true. I didn’t On the home straight, the fi ve- runners, and the Jean-Claude A devastating turn of foot 300m Edouard Monfort, Eudaimonia four-year-old fi llies yesterday. think I’d win a Group anytime year-old, ridden Pierre-Charles Seroul-owned colt did not dis- from home meant that Jadoomi was ridden to a fantastic fi ve- In second was Um Taj, third QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN: soon, let alone a Group 1. I thank Boudot, got the better of Ziegfeld, appoint. Jerome Reynier’s ward crossed the line seven lengths length victory by Barzalona. Meethag and fourth Ryme Al PRINCESS ZOE RULES all those who gave me the chance who was always close-up, ahead of won brilliantly under Maxime clear to take the Haras de Bou- Cham — all in the colours of Al Irish raider Princess Zoe won the to ride this race. I owe them so Motamarris, who on his fi rst eff ort Guyon, despite being hampered quetot – Criterium de la vente PRIX QATAR RACING Shaqab Racing. Qatar Prix du Cadran, the stay- much.” over the mile, took third place. in running by Racing Storm, fi n- d’Octobre Arqana for the training AND EQUESTRIAN CLUB: Lady Princess was second last er’s championship, in an extraor- Winning trainer Tony Mullins ishing a length and a quarter in partnership of Simon & Ed Cris- QUEENHOPE WINS through the race, which was run dinary turn of events. said, “I thought I was going to have QATAR PRIX CHAUDENAY: front of Patrick Sarsfi eld. ford in Newmarket. Queenhope got the better of at a very steady pace on heavy In heavy conditions and four a heart attack in the closing stages. VALIA REIGNS SUPREME Jockey Michael Barzalona Sunfl ower by a short head in a ground. Once on the straight, she kilometres to go, one would as- When I saw Princess Zoe hit the The Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Tri- QATAR PRIX DE ROYALLIEU: looked comfortable with his thrilling fi nish to the fi nal race of came immediately on the attack, sume that jockeys would save their lead, I felt a feeling I had never felt omphe weekend opened with the WONDERFUL TONIGHT mount throughout the miler and the day in the 2000m Prix Qatar fl ying down the centre of the mounts for the closing stages. before. It’s unbelievable.” Alain de Royer Dupre-trained SHINES angled the horse out for a chal- Racing and Equestrian Club yes- track past her opponents. However, Eddy Hardouin had oth- fi lly Valia winning the Group 2 Wonderful Tonight came into the lenge as they entered the home terday. Carrying the colours of “I am having an extraordinary er ideas onboard Alkuin. They set a QATAR PRIX DANIEL Qatar Prix Chaudenay for three- 2800m Qatar Prix de Royallieu straight. Once he found his ca- Patrick Barbe, the Satoshi Koba- weekend. Yesterday I won the brutal pace up front and the com- WILDENSTEIN: THE year-olds impressively. (Group 1) having fi nished fi fth dence, Jadoomi closed strongly yashi-trained Queenhope was two Group 1’s for the Arabians at petitors fell away one by one; some REVENANT RETURNS The 3000m race for stay- in the Prix Vermeille (Group 1) on the leaders and soon stretched confi dently steered to victory by Saint-Cloud and now this,” a de- fi nishing the race nearly pulled up. The Revenant put up an impres- ers saw Soumillon give H.H. on Qatar Arc Trials day. She was clear of the fi eld. Django Un- young rider Megane Peslier. 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