smashing debut in the six furlong LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE sprint. With Ronan Thomas astride, the 5yo, trained by Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, beat Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki trained Texas at the post by three lengths to open his acc Al Shaqab Racing’s AL WALID (Dahess x Al Sarwa) has only impressed since his arrival from France, including a fifth place in the million dollar Purebred Arabian feature during the HH The Amir Sword Festival last month. On Thursday, Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle’s charge registered a fine two lengths and three quarters victory under Ronan Thomas, beating Jassim Mohammed Ghazali Jahromi trained Spaghetti at the post in the 2200m PUREBRED ARABIAN CONDITIONS. The oldest contender in the field, Al Thumama Racing’s QASSY (Mared Al Sahra x The Write Stuff), raced to his first win since November 2017. Mohammed Hussain Afroz trained 9yo beat some quality opposition, many of them rated more than 100, as Jimmy Quinn guided him to a one and a half length victory in the mile long PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP (90 & above). The miler saw the horse make full use of the weight advantage to beat Ahmed Mohamad Kobeissi saddled Ateej at the post.
Umm Qarn’s DAMAS takes thrilling
Rodat Al Maida Cup victory
Umm Qarn’s DAMAS (Mugadir x Kunooz) edged out a Jassim Mohammed Ghazali Jahromi duo in the 1700m RODAT AL MAIDA CUP (LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN CONDITIONS). Damas had put up fine runs in the two races coming into dirt feature. On Wednesday, the Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle trained 7yo, with Ronan Thomas in the saddle, tracked Injaaz Stud’s Istibdad (AF Albahar x Mari Chou) for the bulk of the race before making a move a furlong out as JP Guillambert’s mount picked up the pace. Another ward from the stables of Champion Trainer, Rassan (Amer x Sandytiki), joined the party up front under Harry Bentley, and as they jostled for advantage, Thomas made good use of a gap and edged forward to win by a head. Istibdad managedto stay ahead of Rassan for second spot. Mohamed Khaled Elahmed saddled his second winner of the day in the LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP (75 & below) when Rashid Mohammed Al Mossallam’s FAZAN (Nizam x Ultafa Al Maury) brushed aside a quiet season winning the 1700m run on dirt in spectacular fashion. Under an impressive ride by Anas Al Seyabi, the 6yo won a fantastic duel on the home straight, edging out Ryan Curatolo ridden Ennab by a quarter of a length. Ronan Thomas and Damas
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