Al Ghazali Stud’s Mared Al Jasra lands Muaither Cup

Al Ghazali Stud’s Mared Al Jasra returned to winning ways quickly and in style as Jassim Ghazali ward won the Muaither Cup on Thursday.At the Al Rayyan Racecourse, the four-year-old colt, Marco Casamento in the saddle, surged forward in the final 200m to claim an impressive victory by 4½ lengths to win the 1700m Purebred Arabian Handicap for the four-year-olds+.This was the second win for the son of Mared Al Sahra in just three starts so far this season. Mared Al Jasra registered his first win of the season in the Al Beshariyah Cup – Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden race – on November 24.Hamad al-Jehani also enjoyed a fine day on Thursday grabbing three titles with Laabbij sealing the first win for the trainer by winning the Thoroughbred Handicap 45-65 with Szczepan Mazur in the saddle.Al-Jehani celebrated his hat-trick and Mazur marked his second title of the day when Roma recorded victory in the Local Purebred Arabian Conditions – the penultimate contest of the day.Earlier, Silver Jubilee secured a second triumph for al-Jehani winning the Thoroughbred Handicap by a short head under jockey Saleh Faraj al-Otaibi.Al Kazim, Casimir De Codines, Nah’ash Al Shahania and Al Ghaith also notched up victories on Thursday.RESULTS14th Al Rayyan Race Meeting - Muaither CupWINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)1 - Muaither Cup - Purebred Arabian Handicap 80-100 (Class 2)Mared Al Jasra, Jassim Ghazali, Marco Casamento2 - Local Purebred Arabian Conditions (Class 2)Roma, Hamad al-Jehani, Szczepan Mazur3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 65-85 (Class 4)Silver Jubilee, Hamad al-Jehani, Saleh Faraj al-Otaibi4 - Purebred Arabian Novice Plate (Class 5)Al Kazim, Mohammed Ghazali, Jefferson Smith5 - Purebred Arabian Handicap 50-70 (Class 5)Casimir De Codines, Abdulrahman Abdulwahed, Khadija Abdulwahed6 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Class 6)Nah’ash Al Shahania, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier7 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6)Al Ghaith, Zuhair Mohsen, Gavin Matt Ryan8 - Thoroughbred Handicap 45-65 (Class 6)Laabbij, Hamad al-Jehani, Szczepan Mazur