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Doha
Doha Bu Thaila, piloted by Soufiane Saadi, maintained her unbeaten run in Qatar, clinching a third consecutive win to secure the Al Waab Cup at Al Uqda Racecourse on Wednesday.
Wathnan Racing’s four-year-old filly, trained by Alban de Mieulle, fought fiercely to edge out Lulwat Al Faisal by a neck in a gripping 1400m Local Thoroughbred Handicap feature. The victory sealed a double for Saadi, who earlier guided Osama Al Dafea-trained Ginkeau to triumph in the Purebred Arabian Handicap 75-95 (Class 3) race.
Meanwhile, Nasser Saeed Al Eida’s Gold Fleece delivered another stellar performance, claiming her second straight win and the Keheilah Al Ajouz Cup in the 2100m Thoroughbred Open Race for fillies and mares. The nine-year-old mare, trained by Jassim Ghazali and ridden by Marco Casamento, scored two-and-a-half-length victory.
11th Al Uqda Race Meeting
– Al Waab Cup
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Al Waab Cup - Local Thoroughbred Handicap 50-70 (Class 3): Doha Bu Thaila, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi: 2 - Keheilah Al Ajouz Cup - Thoroughbred (Fillies and Mares) Open Race (Class 2): Gold Fleece, Jassim Ghazali, Marco Casamento; 3 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 75-95 (Class 3): Ginkeau, Osama Al Dafea, Soufiane Saadi; 4 - Thoroughbred Handicap 55-75 (Class 5): Road To The East, Deborah Amanda Clare Mountain, Alberto Sanna; 5 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 45-65 (Class 6): AA Kindled Speed, Ali Al Marri, Saleh Salem Al Marri; 6 - Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6): Emerald Eclipse, Mohammed Ghazali, Faleh Bughanaim: 7 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (4yo Only) (Class 6): Al Muthqafah, Zuhair Mohsen, Abdulla Rashid Al Hajri.
