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Veteran rider JP Guillambert yesterday guided Meshaal Bin Ali Al Attiyah’s Aaley Al Magam Al Zubara Trophy win on the opening day of the Amir’s Sword Festival at Al Rayyan Park. Trained by Jassim Al Ghazali, Aaley Al Magam clocked a time of 2:16.02 to win the 2000m marathon on turf under lights. Guillambert won $85,500 for his superb effort as the season’s biggest horse racing week kicked off with fanfare at Al Rayyan Park. Lekhraib, trained by Mohammed Ghazali and ridden by Julien Auge, finished in second spot while Khatafaynee - with Maxime Guyon in the saddle - clinched the third place. Also yesterday, Alberto Sanna rode Mohammed Riyaztrained Hydroxide to win in the 6f Class 2 Thoroughbred. Owned by Abu Fass Stud, the 7YO gelding m a n a g e d a ¾-length win in a time of 1:11.50.
Munira Eyes, trained by Hadi Al Ramzani and ridden by Marco Casamento, finished second. The third place was sealed by Monsieur Noir with jockey Carlo Fiocchi. In the sixth race of the day, Noora Racing L i m i t e d ’ s Fuwayrit yesterday won TB Handicap with Soufiane Saadi in the saddle. Saadi rode the Alban de Mieulle -trained 4YO colt to a ¼-length win in the mile class 3 run in a time of 1:35.78. The second-fastest entry was Noble Masterpiece, ridden by Auge, while On The Line finished third with Maxime Guyon in the saddle. In race five, Mansoor Ebrahim Al Mahmoud’s Burano Boy (Footstepsinthesand) won the TB Handicap. Jockey Saadi rode the Jassim Ghazali-trained 4YO gelding to success in the 2000m run. M a s s a m , trained by Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki and ridden by T o m a s L u k a s e k , grabbed the second spot while Wemyss Ware, with jockey Auge in the saddle, finished third. Also yesterday, the Eng.
Osama Omer Al Dafea-owned & trained Tahar ( T M F r e d Texas) won the P/A Handicap at Al Rayyan Park. Jockey Carlo Fiocchi rode the 6YO horse to a neck win in the mile run in a time of 01:45.55 Umm Bab (trained by Alban Elie De Mieulle) finished second with jockey Ronan Thomas in the saddle. Al Neksh (Gassim Ghazali) was guided to third place by Saleh Salem Al-Marri. In race three, Eng. Dhafi Rashid Al Marri’s homebred Dukhan (Farhh x Dorrati) won the Local TB Handicap with Carlos Henrique in the saddle. Henrique rode Mohammed Hussain’s trainee to a ½ L win in the 2000m run. Al Hindi (Gassim Ghazali, Maxime Guyon) and Sky Blue (Bader Al Balushi, Soufiane Saadi) finished in second and third spots respectively.