Tribune News Network
Doha
Carrying the colours of HE Sheikha Iman bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, Haman under Lukas Delozier secured the Lekhraib Cup after an exciting win at Al Uqda Racecourse on Saturday.
The five-year-old son of Mared Al Sahra came out on top of the battle of stablemates as he fought off the challenges of Yunus and Fayq Al Shahania to win by just a short head.
It was a memorable feature for trainer Rudy Andre Nerbonne, who saddled all the top four finishing horses including Hareeb in the 2200m Purebred Arabian Handicap.
Earlier, trainer Alban Elie De Mieulle and jockey Soufiane Saadi completed a quick double when Jahanara stormed to Local Purebred Arabian Open Race win. Chdia grabbed the first title of the day for the duo with win in Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate.
Jockey Faleh Bughanaim set the pace in what was Al Uqda’s first Race Meeting after the venue had hosted the Al Rayyan events earlier this season.
Bughanaim won the Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate with Mohammed Ghazali-trained Hazaa Al Shahania and completed his double immediately steering Rasheda to Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate title.
Later, M’tawa El Saa’yeb (Purebred Arabian Handicap 65-85), Amjad Al Shajaa (Local Purebred Arabian Handicap) and Subzero (Thoroughbred Handicap 45-65) also notched up victories.
1st Al Uqda Race Meeting
– Lekhraib Cup
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Lekhraib Cup - Purebred Arabian Handicap 85-105 (Class 2)
Haman, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier
2 - Local Purebred Arabian Open Race (3yo only) (Class 2): Jahanara, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi
3 - Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate (3yo only) (Class 4): Chdia, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi
4 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 65-85 (Class 4): M’tawa El Saa’yeb, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Alberto Sanna
5 - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 55-75 (Class 5): Amjad Al Shajaa, Mohammed Hassan Al Matwi, Youssef Lachhab *(-4kg)
6 - Thoroughbred Handicap 45-65 (Class 6): Subzero, Abdulaziz Ali Al-Kathiri, Marco Casamento
7 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Class 6): Rasheda, Jean de Mieulle, Faleh Bughanaim
8 - Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Class 6): Hazaa Al Shahania, Mohammed Ghazali, Faleh Bughanaim.