Mohamed Saad
The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) organised the ninth race meeting in the 2022-23 season at the Al Rayyan Racecourse dirt track on Wednesday, 9 November. In the feature and seventh race, The Hamed Ali Al Mulla-owned Local Law (GB) (Dubawi x Lady Marian) put in an excellent performance to land the Brooq Cup, having prevailed by almost two lengths in the 1900m Handicap (80-100) for 3YO+ Thoroughbreds under Hugo Besnier for trainer Hamad Al Jehani.
The feature race had a field of 14 runners. Local Law started from gate 3 and was kept in mid-position by Besnier. Shakour (IRE) (Declaration Of War), who broke from gate 1 was the early leader with a strong pace and he kept increasing the gap between him and the pack behind. However, the gap narrowed at the final bend with the others announcing challenge, but Shakour managed to maintain the lead, and just 200m before the line, it seemed as if he was going to make it a post-to-post win. Only then, Local Law (GB) came with an impressive sweep from behind to pass him in a matter of strides, showing an amazing turn of foot, and win the race. Shakour, in the colours of Fahad Bin Mubarak Bin Jassim Al Groon, had to settle for second for trainer Hadi Al Ramzani and jockey Prakash Akhade. The Sharq Stud-owned and Owaida Salem Al Hajri-trained was far (further 7½ lengths) behind in third under Alberto Sanna.
Following the feature race, Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, presented the trophies to the winners.
Al Wafiah
Earlier in the afternoon, it was a great start to the day for trainer Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki and jockey Tomas Lukasek as the Khalifa Bin Ali Bin Mohammed Al Attiya-owned Al Wafiah (QA) (Taigan x Mille) ran out a 4½ length winner in the opener, a 1200m Handicap (0-65) for 3YO+ Local Thoroughbreds.
Qamria Al Sakab
The trainer-jockey combination of Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki and Tomas Lukasek returned to the winners’ enclosure quickly with a quick-fire double after teaming up with the Al Sakab Stud-owned Qamria Al Sakab (QA) (Bin Amer x Al Ghalia) to win Race 2, a 1200m Handicap (0-65) for 3YO+ Local Purebred Arabians by 1¼ lengths.
Wadeeah
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Wadeeah (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau x Meeyur) picked up where she left off last season for trainer Rudy Nerbonne and stormed to a 2-length win in Race 3, a 1700m Novice for 3YO+ Purebred Arabian Fillies & Mares under Alberto Sanna.
Attache
The 51 East Racing-owned Attache (IRE) (Declaration of War x Go Kart) completed a double to remain unbeaten in Doha, having won Race 4, a 1900m Handicap (0-70) for 3YO+ Thoroughbreds nicely by a length for trainer Wasim Al Sahn and under Alberto Sanna, who completed a quick-fire double.
Dall’am
In Race 5, it was a treble on the day for trainer Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki in the Purebred Arabian Handicap (0-80) as his- trained and owned Dall’am (FR) (Munjiz x Bombe De Ghazal) got the better of the Hamad Nasser Al Naimi-owned and Ahmed Kobeissi-trained Saqr (FR) (Dahess), edging ahead by a nose under Faleh Bughanaim in the 1700m race for 3YO+. The runner-up was ridden by Jefferson Smith.
Al Shomos
Mubarak Bin Saeed Aljafai Al Naimi’s homebred Al Shomos (QA) (Shamardal x Gulbarg) completed a double in the penultimate race of the day, a 1700m Conditions for 3YO+ Local Thoroughbreds and remained unbeaten this term. Jockey Faleh Bughanaim made it a quick-fire double as he rode the 7YO mare to bolt up and win by 3½ lengths for trainer Ahmed Kobeissi.
Source: Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club