Four-star win for Weishaupt, Gaudiano continues to impress

The second day of the three-day opening round of the Doha International Tour 2025 equestrian championship continued with gripping showjumping at the Longines Indoor and Outdoor Arenas of Al Shaqab.In the FEI World Cup qualifying four-star category - CSI4*-W Two Rounds - 155cm class saw close contests both in the first round and the jump-off for which nine riders qualified. German rider Philipp Weishaupt riding bay gelding Coby 8 emerged as the winner with a flawless and fastest time of 40.47 seconds.Italian Roberto Previtali, riding darkbay gelding Esteban de Hus, was second clocking 41.18 seconds while Belgian Abdul Qader Said on bay mare Bonne Amie finished third with a time of 42.31 seconds. The winners were honoured by Mohammed Jaber al-Khayarin, Event Director of Doha International Tour 2025.Emanuele Gaudiano continued to show good form as the Italian combined with stallion Vasco 118 topped the CSI4*-W - Faults & Time - 145cm class clocking the best 65.57 seconds. Abdel Said from Belgium stood out on mare Arpege du RU claiming the second place with a time of 67.08 seconds while Austrian Gerfried Puck riding mare Equitron Melody Vd Smidshoeve was third in 67.36 seconds. The winners were crowned by Ahmed Jaber al-Mulla, Member, Organising Committee.Gaudiano had earlier won the two-star - CSI2* - Faults & Time - 145cm class with a brilliant flawless routine in 60.94 seconds with chestnut gelding Chalou.He was followed on the podium by his compatriot Roberto Previtali, who rode Hachiko, equally impressively clocking 61 seconds while Austrian Gerfried Puck needed 61.16 seconds to claim the third place astride Idiaal Special H J Hamza al-Kuwari, Director of Corporate Services at Al Shaqab, awarded the winners.In the second round of the same category - CSI2* - Immediate Jump Off - 135cm – it was Brit Grace Healey on mare Jabadabadoo excelling with a best time of 32.15 seconds. Portuguese Luis Alexandre Dolgner Ferreira riding Chedington Tallulah was a close second in 32.71 seconds. Egyptian Mustafa Saed riding Rambling Loon finished third in 32.98 seconds. The winners were honoured by Abdullah al-Qashouti, Director of Marketing & Communications, Doha TourSaudi rider Hassan al-Hadi stood out in the CSI1* - Faults & Time - 110cm class as he rode mare Morgana with aplomb to secure the top podium place returning the best time of 53.64 seconds. He was followed by Qatari rider Hadi Mansour al-Shahwani, who excelled with bay gelding Cornett des Forets, to claim the second spot in 57.70 seconds. Qatari rider Ahmed Ali al-Jaber on bay mare Dilandra was third with a time of 58.08 seconds. The winners were crowned by Omar al-Buainain, Deputy Director of the Championship.The CSI1* - Faults & Time - 120cm class was claimed by Qatari rider Mohammed Yousef al-Jaber astride chestnut mare Serendipity with a time of 55.08 seconds. Jordanian Mohammed Abu Hamour on bay gelging Mandela was second clocking 55.52 seconds while Egyptian Seif Yasser Fekry was third on bay mare Mambria, finishing in 55.72 seconds. The winners were crowned by Abdulrahman al-Kaabi, Member, Organising Committee.In the Future Riders’ - Optimum Time – 80cm – class, it was Khalifa bin Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani who starred by winning the first and third places, achieving ideal times of 47.91 seconds and 47.71 seconds riding Ardfry Apollo and Zion II respectively, while the Nawal Bahamdan, riding Irbal des Marronniers, was second clocking 47.81 seconds. Ahmed Khaled al-Humaidi, Heritage and Heritage Specialist at Al Shaqab, honoured the winners and awarded them with their prizes.