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Sharida bin Nasser bin Sharida Al Kaabi’s Fuwayrit made a winning return to action as he landed the feature race Sealine Cup at Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Al Rayyan Racecourse on Thursday.
In the hands of Marco Casamento, the Jassim Al Ghazali-trained seven-year-old grey horse showed a fine attitude to get his head in front close home, winning the 1400m race with a neck to spare at the line. Mohammed Abdulhadi S al-Hajri’sowned and Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki-trained General Panic came second.
Fuwayrit’s last winning race was the Thoroughbred Handicap 80-100 (Class 2) (Far Bend) on February 29th last year, where he also won against the same horse - General Panic - by the same margin.
Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, presented the trophies to the winners.
In the penultimate race of the day, Al Jeryan Stud-owned and M.H.K Al Attiyah-trained AJS Jamran won the 1400m race Purebred Arabian Conditions for five-year-old+ with a victory margin of three quarters of a length.
Jockey Soufiane Saadi completed a double when he guided Wathnan Racing’s Rothstein to victory in the 1400m race for the Thoroughbred Handicap (0-95) for three-year-old. Alban de Mieulle’ grey colt won the race by a length and a quarter.
Earlier in the day’s opener Saadi rode Dhouha, in the silks of Khamis Ali Khamis Al Sulaiti, to victory in the Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate for the four-year-olds.
The Hadi Al Ramzani trained four-year-old grey filly won the 1400m race ahead of Al Shahania Stud’s AA Trunk Monkey.
2nd Al Rayyan Race Meeting - Sealine Cup (Div1)
WINNERS (Horse, Owner, Trainer, Jockey)
Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate, 4YOs, 1400m
Dhouha (QA), Khamis Ali Khamis Al Sulaiti, Hadi Al Ramzani, Soufiane Saadi
Thoroughbred Handicap (0-95), 3YOs, 1400m
Rothstein (IRE), Wathnan Racing, Alban de Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi
Purebred Arabian Conditions, 4YOs, 1400m
Al Khbaib (FR), Al Shaqab Racing, Jean de Mieulle, Olivier d’Andigne
Purebred Arabian Conditions, 5YO+, 1400m
AJS Jamran (BE), Al Jeryan Stud, M.H.K Al Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur
Sealine Cup - Thoroughbred Conditions, 4YO+, 1400m
Fuwayrit (IRE), Sharida Bin Nasser Bin Sharida Al Kaabi, Jassim Al Ghazali, Marco Casamento.