Saeed Nasser Al Qadi’s Zarandi with Soufiane Saadi in the saddle leads the Mesaimeer Cup race as Tomas Lukasek-helmed Al Shaman follows.
Doha: Saeed Nasser Al Qadi’s Zarandi (Scat Daddy x Zaralanta) raced to his fourth victory this season when the Hamad Al Jehani saddled horses landed the Mesaimeer Cup Thoroughbreds (Class 2) at Al Rayyan Park’s dirt track yesterday.
In the 1900m feature, the 5yo was helmed by Soufiane Saadi, and the duo won a fantastic duel at the post when they won by a neck in front of H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Al Shaman (War Front x Communique), ridden by Tomas Lukasek for trainer Julian Colin Smart. Last time round, Zarandi was seventh behind the winner Al Shaman in an Al Uqda feature two weeks ago.
Khalifa Bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s Shakour (Declaration Of War x Another Storm), trained by Zuhair Mohsen, was third under Marco Casamento three lengths further back. Ahmed Hassan Al Malki Al Jehani’s Shaweesh (Nizam x Mansourah ASF) had a string of disappointments after a novice win in February coming into the start.
Hamad Al Jehani trained 6yo bounced back to enter the winner’s circle for the third time when Saleh Salem Al Marri guided the grey horse to a two length victory in the Purebred Arabian Handicap (90 & below). Faleh Bughanaim ridden Bsheer finished runner up.
Sheikh Khalid Bin Jassim Bin Thani Al Thani’s Massam (Dubawi x Shumoos) registered his first victory since his arrival from the UK in Qatar yesterday. While the Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki trained gelding frequently notched minor places, a win eluded him. Yesterday, that changed when Anas Al Seyabi guided the 5yo to a spectacular victory in the Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 4) (90 & below). Massam beat Meteb Ali Al Marri ridden Ernest Aldrich by seven and a half lengths.
Meanwhile, Jassem Mohammed Al Badi’s Al Modajal (Dawn Approach x Bush Cat) had shown promise after some time when runner up at Al Uqda Complex earlier this month.
Yesterday, at Al Rayyan Park, the Gassim Ghazali trained horse entered the winner’s circle for the first time since March 2018. Ridden by Abdulaziz Jaber Dharman in the Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 5) (Qatari Riders Only) (Division 2) (80 & below), Al Modajal beat Mohammed Ghazali’s ward Wakeel, ridden by Meshaal Abdlatif Al Mohannadi by a length and a quarter.
