Favourite Harash bags race

Manama: The favourite Harash owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Alberto Sanna won the richest race of the 26th and final race meeting of the season yesterday at the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir.

This race was for the Owners Cup sponsored by Banagas for locally bred three years and upwards over 2,000 metres and worth BD6,000.

Second place and third favourite went to Barracuda a length and a half behind owned by Al Mallah Syndicate, trained by Jalil Al Mallah and ridden by Kieren Fox.

In third place was second favourite Riyaah owned by Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa, trained by James Naylor and ridden by Hassan Al Saffar, with First Mate owned by Al-Afoo Racing Stable, trained by Mohammed Hassan and ridden by Cedric Segeon.

Other results (horse/jockey):

Race 1: Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa Cup for chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club for handicap (0-70) locally bred 3 years and upwards. 1,200m straight BD2,000.

1) Tickety Boo/Tristan Normand, 2) Runway Charlie/Brett Doyle, 3) Penelope Pitstop/Ali Hassan, 4) Sing The Blues/Sadiq Hameed.

Race 2: Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa Cup for 3 years and upwards (fillies and mares). 2,000m BD2,000. 

1) Gen I Am/S Saners, 2) Space Lab/Brett Doyle, 3) Al Fahidi/Alberto Sanna, 4) Fei Kuai/Cedric Segeon.

Race 3: Al Roudha Cup for Arabian Horses 3 years and upwards. 1,800m 2,500m.

1) Al Saqlawy 1578/Abdulla Faisal, 2) Obeyan 1620/Alberto Sanna, 3) Kuheial Al Adiyat 1623/Brett Doyle, 4) Krayaan 1646/Ahmed Akbar.

Race 4: Shaikh Isa bin Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa Cup for handicap (0-115) imported 3 years and upwards. 1,200 m straight BD2,000.

1) Celtic Man/Ali Hassan, 2) Let Go Ego/Ahmed Akbar, 3) Pety Cash/Alberto Sanna, 4) Langavat/Brett Doyle.

Race 5: Banagas Cup for imported (0-90) 3 years and upwards.

1) Thorkhill Star/Brett Doyle, 2) Scottish Storm/Santiago, 3) Sir Charles Kenz/ Hassan Al Saffar, 4) Octavia/Alberto Sanna.

Race 6: Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa - Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club Cup for 3 year olds and upwards, 2,400. BD3,000 m.

1) Maxwell/Alberto Sanna, 2) Barreesh/S Sanders, 3) Fadhea/Kieren Fox, 4) Selskar Abbey/P Convertino.