Nasser al-Ghazali guided eight-year-old gelding Hurry Up to Medium Tour victory during the third round of the fourth season of the Longines Qatar Equestrian Tour Hathab yesterday.
At the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s indoor arena, al-Ghazali and Hurry Up topped the 130cm class, which had a strong field of 37 combinations. 
The pair completed their round in 55.88 seconds, as the rider picked up QR7,500 in prize money.
In a close battle, Hamad Nasser al-Qadi astride S I E C Lonnie pipped Sheikha Fatima Jabor al-Thani, who paired up with Eddie, to second place. Al-Qadi came home in 56.50secs, just 0.38 ahead of Sheikha Fatima.
The team honours in the Medium Tour went to Business Trading Company, which had Hamad Nasser al-Qadi, Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi, Saeed Nasser al-Qadi as it’s riders. 
ExxonMobil (Khalid Mohamed al-Emadi, Cyrine Cherif) finished second, while Qatar Equestrian Federation (Rashid Towaim al-Marri, Ali Mohamed al-Marri) came third. 
Earlier, the Small Tour was won by Saeed Nasser al-Qadi, who piloted nine-year-old Best of Des Forets to fastest time. The pair were fastest in 53.22 seconds, ahead of Khalifa Abdulla al-Khaldi and Graffiti De Lully CH. The third placed went to Faleh Suwead al-Ajami and Jumbo. Today, the Future Riders Class (For beginners and U-14), the Open Class, and the Big Tour will take place.
 The exciting first three rounds of the annual 12-leg domestic equestrian series has seen the experienced Hamad Ali al-Attiyah lead the Big Tour class with a tally of 60 points thus far. 
Saeed Nasser al-Qadi is trails him in in second place with 52 points, while Nasser al-Ghazali occupies the third spot with the same number of points.
Hathab is being held behind closed doors following the coronavirus pandemic and as per the health and safety protocols of the Ministry of Public Health.

RESULTS
Medium Tour | Table A, One round against the clock, Art. 238.2.1 | 120/130cm. Prize Money: QR30,000 
1. Nasser al-Ghazali. Horse: Hurry Up. Time: 55.88secs, Prize money: QR7,500
2. Hamad Nasser al-Qadi. S I E C Lonnie. 56.50secs, QR6,000
3. Sheikha Fatima Jabor al-Thani. Eddie. 56.88secs, QR4,500
Medium Tour Team
1. Business Trading Company (Hamad Nasser al-Qadi, Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi, Saeed Nasser al-Qadi)
2. ExxonMobil (Khalid Mohamed al-Emadi, Cyrine Cherif) 
3. Qatar Equestrian Federation (Rashid Towaim al-Marri, Ali Mohamed al-Marri)

Small Tour | Table A, One round against the clock, Art. 238.2.1 | 100/110cm. Prize Money: QR20,000
1. Saeed Nasser al-Qadi. Horse: Best of Des Forets. Time: 53.22ses. Prize Money: QR5,000
2. Khalifa Abdulla al-Khaldi. Graffiti De Lully CH. 53.54secs. QR4,000
3. Faleh Suwead al-Ajami. Jumbo. 54.31secs. QR3,000.