Saeed bin Mubarak Saeed Aljafali al-Naimi-owned Al Shomos under jockey Faleh Bughanaim sealed a comfortable three-length victory to secure the Lehwaila Cup at Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday.
The nine-year-old mare, trained by Ahmed Kobeissi, made comfortable work of her opposition in the 1200m Local Thoroughbred Handicap (50-70) during 30th Al Rayyan Meeting, which decided nine races.
Szczepan Mazur guided Dhergham Bu Thaila to second place in the feature while Dohah with Jefferson Smith finished third after falling short by a head.
In the penultimate race of the day, Hamad bin Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Attiya-owned and Zuhair Mohsen-trained Mobilise won the Thoroughbred Handicap (65-85) for four-year-old+ contest. Abdulaziz Jassim al-Boenain, Al Uqda Complex Manager, crowned the winners.
The 31st Al Rayyan Meeting including another nine races today will see eight challengers battling for the Loyalty Cup in the 1750m Local Purebred Arabian Graduation Plate feature race.

RESULTS
30th Al Rayyan Meeting -
Lehwaila Cup Day
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)

1 - Lehwaila Cup, Local Thoroughbred Handicap
Al Shomos, Ahmed Kobeissi, Faleh Bughanaim
2 - Thoroughbred Handicap (65-85)
Mobilise, Zuhair Mohsen, Arnaud De Lepine
3- Thoroughbred Handicap (55-75)
Dramatic Sands, Mohamed Ali al-Saaq, Rashid Ali al-Marri
4 - Thoroughbred Handicap (50-70)
Ready Reckoner, Hamad al-Jehani, Szczepan Mazur
5 - Local Thoroughbred Fillies Novice Plate
Bint Al Hareth, Mohamed Ghazali, Louis Nomis
6 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate
Al Zaeem, Mohamed Ghazali, Louis Nomis
7 - Local Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate
Aneed Al Shahania, Rudy Nerbonne, Tomas Lukasek
8 - Local Purebred Arabian Handicap (45-65)
Muqtarib, Julian Smart, Samuel Legrix
9 - Thoroughbred Handicap (45-65)
Villain’s Voice, Dr. Fahad Salman FS al-Hajri, Salman Fahad al-Hajri.