Nasser Mohamed Kazim al-Ansari-owned Khaled Al Shahania won the Baida Algae Cup at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday.The Ahmed Kobeissi-trained bay colt, a locally produced novice, opened his winning career on Wednesday in fifth start under jockey Ivan Rossi. He finished one length ahead of Sheikh Khalifa bin Abdulla AJ al-Thani’s Azooz to win the 1700m feature for Local Purebred Arabian Novice Plate for four-year-old+. Abdulla Jaber RK al-Hajri’s Mehry came third.Alberto Sanna guided High And Wide, in the colours of Yousuf Bakhit al-Kuwari, to his first victory of the season. The five year-old bay gelding defeated Abdulaziz Ali al-Kathiri’s Millions to win the the Thoroughbred Handicap (70-90) for three-year-old+. In the opening race of the meeting, Al Rufaa Racing’s Al Motasim won the 1900m contest for the four-year-old Thoroughbred Handicap (45-65).RESULTS28th Al Rayyan Meeting - Baidaa Algaa Cup Day. WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)1 - Baidaa Algaa Cup, Local Purebred Arabian Novice PlateKhaled Al Shahania, Ahmed Kobeissi, Ivan Rossi2 - Thoroughbred Handicap (70-90)High And Wide, Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki, Alberto Sanna3 - Purebred Arabian HandicapImpedor De Bozouls, Hamad al-Jehani, Abdulla Rashid al-Hajri4 - Purebred Arabian HandicapAkmar, Hadi al-Ramzani, Soufiane Saadi5 - Thoroughbred Handicap (55-75)The Dunkirk Lads, Mohamed Ghazali, Soufiane Saadi6 - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap (50-70)Kanz Al Adeed, Abdulrahman Abdulwahed, Tejash Juglall7 - Thoroughbred Novice PlateColnago, Gassim Ghazali, Marco Casamento8 - Purebred Arabian Maiden PlateRB Paris Flyght, Mohamed Ghazali, Faleh Bughanaim9 - Thoroughbred Handicap (45-65)Al Motasim, Gassim Ghazali, Louis Nomis
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