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Jewel House galloped to a thrilling Qatar Cup win on Wednesday as jockey Alberto Sanna claimed a brilliant double in the 5th Race Meet of Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) at the Al Rayyan Racecourse.
The Abdulatif Hussain Al-Emadi-owned Jewel House, trained by Bader Al Balushi, steered ahead of the pack in the final 600m of the 1700m feature to claim a 1¾ length victory.
Venedegar, helmed by Marco Casamento, finished the Thoroughbred Conditions (Class 2) on second position while Soufiane Saadi rode Roman Melody to third place. The winners of the QR100,000 feature were honoured by QREC Racing Manager Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi.
Earlier, Sanna bagged his first victory of the day when he piloted Al Naif Racing’s homebred Seeta Al Naif to a huge 13-length victory in a 1700m Local Purebred Arabian Handicap.
In the QR55,000 Purebred Arabian Handicap, Al Shaqab Racing’s homebred Meethag claimed an impressive win under Hugo Besnier, beating Shaweesh, ridden by Arnaud De Lepine, with an 8-length margin in the 1900m run.
Jockey Tomas Lukasek also earned a victory yesterday when he guided Al Sraiya Stud’s Ayaath Alsraiya to win in Thoroughbred Handicap.
The Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki-trained five-year-old won the 1700m race by a distance of two-lengths.
In another impressive show of speed yesterday, Ahmed Hassan Al Malki Al Jehani’s Three Diamonds, with Szczepan Mazur in the saddle, stormed to a six-length win in the 1900m Novice for 3YO.
In the 1200m Purebred Arabian Novice Plate, Jefferson Smith rode Wilyan to seven-length victory.
Faleh Bughanaim guided Al Zaamah six-an-a-half-length win in the day’s opening Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate.
5th Race Meeting - Qatar Cup
WINNERS (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Qatar Cup - Thoroughbred Conditions (Class 2)
Jewel House, Bader Al Balushi, Alberto Sanna
2 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 0-95
Meethag, Eric Lemartinel, Hugo Besnier
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 0-80 (Class 4)
Ayaath Alsraiya, Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki, Tomas Lukasek
4 - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 0-80
Seeta Al Naif, Georgina Ward, Alberto Sanna
5 - Thoroughbred Novice Plate (Class 5)
Three Diamonds, Hamad Al Jehani, Szczepan Mazur
6 - Purebred Arabian Novice Plate
Wilyan, Ahmed Kobeissi, Jefferson Smith
7 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Fillies & Mares)
Al Zaamah, Owaida Salem Al Hajri, Faleh Bughanaim.
