Faris Saad al-Qahtani astride Hidiene bagged the Small Tour win as the 14th and final round of the Longines Hathab Tour commenced at Al Shaqab’s Longines Indoor Arena on Thursday.
Al-Qahtani clocked a flawless 30.07 in the second stage to clinch victory followed by Hamad Towaim al-Marri, who teamed up with Famous to take second spot with a time of 30.07 in the second stage. Khalid Mohamed al-Emadi in the company of Mira V/D Roshoeve settled for third place with a time of 31.54.
Earlier, Khalid Jassim al-Suwaidi topped the 80cm Future Riders Two phases category followed by Jassim Adel al-Saegh, who rode Santa Cruz Iii. Noora Abdulaziz al-Rumaihi and Al Shaqab-owned Fanta – Sparta finished third.
Mohamed Abdulla al-Marri had secured the overall title after accumulating 261 points followed by Sultan Jassim al-Suwaidi, who finished with 227 points. Kayan Ibrahim al-Rumaihi finished third with 212 points.
The 60cm Futures Riders Two phases class was won by Fahad bin Nasser al-Thani, who guided Coco Chanel SB to perfection. Amna Jassim al-Sumaiti combined with Latino 291 to claim second place while Noora Abdulaziz al-Rumaihi earned third position with 13-year-old Funny Thing.
Today, riders will vie for top honours in Amateur and Medium Tours while the season will culminate tomorrow with the final rounds of Open Class and Big Tour contests followed by the presentation ceremony where overall and last round winners will be honoured.
Khalid Jassim al-Suwaidi topped the 80cm Future Riders class during the final round of the Hathab on Thursday. Jassim Adel al-Saegh was second, while Noora Abdulaziz al-Rumaihi finished third.
The 60cm Futures Riders class was won by Fahad bin Nasser al-Thani. Amna Jassim al-Sumaiti finished second, while Noora Abdulaziz al-Rumaihi was third.
