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Majd Al Uraiq gallops away with Al Khor Cup

Published: 25 Dec 2014 - 02:39 am | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 03:10 pm

Jockey T. O’Shea rides Majd Al Uraiq to victory during the Al Khor Cup race at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) in Doha, yesterday.

DOHA: Jockey T. O’Shea rode Majd Al Uraiq to victory in the Al Khor Cup at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) yesterday.
Trained by H. Al Matwi, Majd Al Uraiq edged Thawi, trained by Jassim Al Ghazali and ridden by Harry Bentley, to the winning post in the 1800m dirt track race. Raedah, ridden by Gaetan Faucon, came in third.
Earlier in race seven, Ahmed Kobeissi-trained TM Reagan Bret, ridden by S. Golam, galloped to victory. Harran, ridden by R. Mullen, came in second in the 1200m P/A Conditions race while Jelmud, trained by Mohammed Hamad Al Attiya and ridden by Gerald Avranche, finished third.
It was another successful day for the rider-trainer duo of Al Ghazali and Bentley. They made it to the podium in no less than five races and finished on top in two races.
First, Bentley rode Urban Dreamer to victory in the Thoroughbred Maiden Plate race and then propelled Upholland over the finish line to win the 1800m Thoroughbred Handicap Rated 70-90 race.
In the Thoroughbred Graduation Plate race, Bentley’s Katja was edged out by Marco Monteriso’s Thameen, which came in first.        THE PENINSULA

Horse Racing Results

LOCAL THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE
Distance: 1800m
(Read as horse, trainer, jockey)
1 Daleem (QA), A. Abbas, P. Convertino
2 Takfaa (QA), M. Hussain, Declan Cannon
3 Sattam (QA), Mohammed Hamad Al Attiya, W. J. Lee
P/A MAIDEN PLATE
Distance: 1200m
1. Sahab Al Naif (QA), Abdullah Al Jaber, Marvin Suerland
2. Nazala Al Naif (QA), Y. Bentaher, Gerald Avranche
3. Taghya (GB), Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley
THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE
Distance: 1200m
1. Urban Dreamer (IRE), Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley
2. Ballroom Blitz (GB), M. Khalid, Y. Al Hajri
3. Nu Form Fire (IRE), Jassim Al Ghazali, Marvin Suerland
THOROUGHBRED GRADUATION PLATE
Distance: 1200m
1. Thameen (USA), Nasser Al Kaabi, Marco Monteriso
2. Katja (GB), Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley
3. Dancing Zafeen (IRE), O. Al Dhafa, R. Mullen  
THOROUGHBRED
HANDICAP RATED 50 - 70
Distance: 1200m
1. Freckenham (IRE), Bustawi Ismail, Almotasem Al Balushi
2. Damaah (USA), I. Al Malki, P. Convertino
3. The Scuttler (IRE), M. Salama, Cedric Segeon   
THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP RATED 70 - 90
Distance: 1800m
1. Upholland (GB), Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley
2. Pure Amber (IRE), A. Al Qathiri, Marco Monteriso
3. Khudoua (GB), Mohamed Riyaz, Gerald Avranche  
P/A CONDITIONS
Distance: 1200m
1. TM Reagan Bret (USA), Ahmed Kobeissi, S. Golam
2. Harran (GB), J. Smart, R. Mullen
3. Jelmud (GB), Mohammed Hamad Al Attiya, Gerald Avranche   
AL KHOR CUP - L/B P/A CONDITIONS
Distance: 1800m
1. Majd Al Uraiq (QA), H. Al Matwi, T. O’Shea
2. Thawi (QA), Jassim Al Ghazali, Harry Bentley
3. Raedah (QA), A. de Mieulle, Gaetan Faucon