Kerindia lands Sawda Natheel Stakes Cup

Kerindia sparkled in the Sawda Natheel Stakes Cup as the Injaaz Stud-owned filly returned to winning ways with a stunning pillar-to-post performance at the Al Uqda Racecourse on Saturday.
Trained by Zuhair Mohsen and expertly ridden by Gavin Matt Ryan, the four-year-old dominated the 1,200m race for Thoroughbred Fillies & Mares, finding an extra gear in the home stretch to unleash devastating speed and win by impressive five lengths.
Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.
Also during the seven-race third Al Uqda Race Meeting, Ray’q won the Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 80-100 under Lukas Delozier, while Hamad al-Jehani-trained Thunder Flow, ridden by Arnaud De Lepine, reigned supreme in the Thoroughbred Handicap 0-90.
Meanwhile, the Local Thoroughbred Handicap 35-55 (Class 5) saw Toyota with Alberto Sanna in the saddle emerging fastest while Szczepan Mazur guided Handsome Chap to Thoroughbred Maiden Plate victory.
Jockey Jefferson Smith also registered a win on Saturday when he rode Naseeb Zakhir to Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate title after Minsk had prevailed in the opening race – the Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate – under Fayos Martin Borja.

RESULTS
3rd Al Uqda Race Meeting - Sawda Natheel Stakes
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1 - Sawda Natheel Stakes - Thoroughbred (Fillies & Mares) (Class 2) (Rail out 3 metre)
Kerindia, Zuhair Mohsen, Gavin Matt Ryan
2 - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 80-100 (Class 2) (Rail out 3 metre)
Ray’q, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier
3 - Thoroughbred Handicap 0-90 (3yo only) (Class 3) (Rail out 3 metre)
Thunder Flow, Hamad al-Jehani, Arnaud De Lepine
4 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap 35-55 (Class 5) (Rail out 3 metre)
Toyota, Saeed al-Shafi, Alberto Sanna
5 - Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6) (Rail out 3 mre)
Handsome Chap, Hamad al-Jehani, Szczepan Mazur
6 - Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate (Class 6) (Rail out 3 metre)
Naseeb Zakhir, Osama al-Dafea, Jefferson Smith
7 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate (Class 6) (Rail out 3 metre)
Minsk, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Fayos Martin Borja