Safi Al Zaman under Abdulla Rashid al-Hajri on Wednesday made a late surge to hand owner Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed F N al-Thani the Umm Al Zubar Cup with an impressive victory at Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday. The seven-year-old, trained by Mohamed Salama Ashour, excelled in the final 100m of the 1,400m run to beat Alhafar by three quarters of a length in the day’s feature – the Purebred Arabian Open Allowance Race. Ridden by Arnaud De Lepine, Alhafar finished the race a neck ahead of third-placed Nijinski Al Maury which had Alberto Sanna in the saddle. Action will continue at the Al Rayyan Racecourse today with nine more races set to take place. The meeting will culminate with the Local Purebred Arabian (Class 1) feature race offering the coveted HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Trophy.
RESULTS19th Al Rayyan Meeting: Umm Al Zubar Cup Day
(Horse, Trainer, Jockey)1 - Umm Al Zubar Cup, Purebred Arabian Open Allowance Race
Safi Al Zaman, Mohamed Salama Ashour, Abdulla Rashid al-Hajri
2 - Thoroughbred Handicap (80-100)
Cei Connah, Debbie Mountain, Mirko Sanna
3 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap (55-75)
Alwaad, Bader al-Balushi, Soufiane Saadi
4 - Thoroughbred Handicap (65-85)
Dhi Qar, Rashid al-Jehani, Tomas Lukasek
5 - Thoroughbred Handicap
Mobilise, Zuhair Mohsen, Stephane Ladjadj
6 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate
Monya, Julian Smart, Muanis al-Siyabi
7 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate
Taaghi, Wasim al-Sahn, Abdul Aziz Fahad al-Balushi
8 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap
Jazi Umm Al Amad, Alanoud Khalifa al-Malki, Mohamed Moussa
