His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani presented the gleaming Amir Sword to al-Qadi, who also took home a car for his victory in the Big Tour class. The 21-year-old al-Qadi and his 15-year-old horse Morocco had on Friday won 145cm class and they were on fire yesterday too. The pair stopped the clocks at 59.53 secs and 52.25 secs, conceding four errors in the two rounds respectively.
“The biggest prize of this victory is getting the award from the His Highness the Amir. It is a great honour for me to win HH The Amir Sword title. I am delighted with my win,” al-Qadi said after winning the event.
Meanwhile, Crispo with Faleh Suwead al-Ajami in the saddle, clocked times of 61.60 secs and 49.73 secs in his two rounds. Al-Ajami and Crispo had made four faults on Friday, but despite a first round in which he clocked a time of 61.60 secs with eight more faults, the 37-year-old Qatari rider made a brilliant comeback with a time of 49.73 in the decisive round to get richer by QR24,750. Aslan 69, ridden by Bassem Hassan Mohamed, who made a total of 16 faults in the three rounds, completed the podium with times of 61.40 secs and 42.88 secs as the rider won QR20,250 in prize money.
The Medium Tour was clinched by Hamad Ali al-Attiyah and the Qatar Armed Forces-owned Calgary VD Haterbeek Z. Al-Attiyah also won car as he and the nine-year-old bay stallion completed two rounds of 61.01 secs and 44.30 secs. Navaronne, with Rashid Towaim al-Marri, was placed second after stopping the clocks at 61.51 and 44.81. Sheikha Fatima Jabor al-Thani and her bay gelding Eddie came third in 56.02 and 48.83 after making a total of 20 errors.
The Small Tour contest was won by Mohamed Dhafi al-Marri who guided Destiny 297 in two error-free rides of 55.30 and 44.86. Kaprice VD Bisschop, with Hassan Ibrahim al-Nassr in the saddle, finished second while Curt Lele and Qatari rider Khalid Ali al-Adba came third.
Results
Big Tour | Table A, Two rounds against the clock, Art. 273.3.3.1 | 135/145cm | Prize Money QR90,000 + CARRank, Horse, Rider, 1st Day’s faults, Rd 1 Faults, Time, Rd 2 faults, Time, Total faults, Prize Money
1: Morocco, Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi, 0, 4, 59.53, 0, 52.25, 4, Car
2: Crispo, Faleh Suwead al-Ajami, 4, 8, 61.60, 0, 49.73, 12, QR24,750
3: Aslan 69, Bassem Hassan Mohamed, 12, 4, 61.40, 0, 42.88, 16, QR20,250
Medium Tour | Table A, Two rounds against the clock, Art. 273.3.3.1 | 120/135cm | Prize Money QR70.000 & CAR
Rank, Horse, Rider, 1st Day’s faults, Rd 1 Faults, Time, Rd 2 faults, Time, Total faults, Prize Money
1: Calgary VD Haterbeek Z, Hamad Ali al-Attiyah, 0, 0, 61.01, 0, 44.30, 0, Car
2: Navaronne, Rashid Towaim al-Marri, 0, 0, 61.51, 0, 44.81, 0, QR19,250
3: Eddie, Shka. Fatima Jabor al-Thani, 8, 0, 56.02, 12, 48.83, 20, QR14,000
Small Tour | Table A, Two rounds against the clock, Art. 273.3.3.1 | 100/120cm | Prize Money QR55,000
Rank, Horse, Rider, 1st Day’s faults, Rd 1 Faults, Time, Rd 2 faults, Time, Total faults, Prize Money
1: Destiny 297, Mohamed Dhafi al-Marri, 0, 0, 55.30, 0, 44.86, 0, QR13,750
2: Kaprice VD Bisschop, Hassan Ibrahim al-Nassr, 0, 4, 56.40, 0, 37.70, 4, QR11,000
3: Curt Lele, Khalid Ali al-Adba, 0, 0, 59.57, 4, 40.87, 4, QR8,250
