Doha: Fuwayrit (IRE) made a triumphant return to action by claiming a thrilling victory in the feature race of the 2nd Al Rayyan Race Meeting - Sealine Cup (Div1), yesterday. Draped in the colors of owner Sharida Bin Nasser Bin Sharida Al Kaabi, the seven-year-old gelding was well guided by jockey Marco Casamento at the Al Uqda grass track as the Jassim Al Ghazali-trained Fuwayrit secured a hard-fought win by a neck ahead of General Panic (GB), ridden by Tomas Lukasek. Monsieur Noir (GB), with Soufiane Saadi, came third in the 1400-meter Thoroughbred Conditions event for four-year-olds and up.
Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) Racing Manager Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi presented the winners’ trophies during the presentation ceremony. In the 1400m Purebred Arabian Conditions race for five-year-olds and older, AJS Jamran (BE) (AF AlBahar x July Du Falgas) secured a dominant victory for Al Jeryan Stud. Guided by jockey Szczepan Mazur, the M H K Al Attiyah-trained horse secured the win by three-quarters of a length while Shgarde (US), owned by Sharida Bin Nasser bin Sharida Al Kaabi, came second.
Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed F N Al Thani’s Eifrit (FR) finished third under famed jockey Alberto Sanna. The Purebred Arabian Conditions race for four-year-olds saw Al Khbaib (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau x AJS Rudainah), owned by Al Shaqab Racing and trained by Jean de Mieulle, win by a sensational four-and-a-quarter-length margin. With Jockey Olivier d’Andigne in the saddle, Al Khabib was .