Toromona gallops to win Al Ghashamiah Cup

The Rashid Awajan KA al-Khayarin-owned and Hamad al-Jehani-trained Toromona recorded a pillar-to-post victory to annex the Al Ghashamiah Cup at the QREC’s Al Uqda Racecourse on Thursday.
Jockey Bauyrzhan Murzabayev took the six-year-old son of Shamardal to the front from the word ‘go’ and stretched away well to win the Thoroughbred Conditions over 2100m contest, the day’s feature, by two lengths. Sharq Stud’s El Chaco came second, while Al Wasmiyah Farm’s Maraseem finished third. Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, QREC Racing Manager, crowned the winners.
In the penultimate race of the day, jockey Szczepan Mazur, trained MHK al-Attiyah and Al Jeryan Stud completed a double on the card when the Polish rider guided Al Buraq, in the colours of Al Jeryan Stud, to half a length victory in the 2100m race for the Local Thoroughbred Conditions for three-year-old+.
The owner-jockey-trainer pair was in the winners’ enclosure earlier in the day when Mazur rode AJS Haizum to win in the 1400m race for the Purebred Arabian Handicap (65-85) for three-year-old+.
Wathnan Racing-owned and Alban de Mieulle-trained Farida won the 2100m contest for the Purebred Arabian Handicap (70-90) for four-year-old+ by a neck under a confident ride by Youssef Lachhab. In the card opener, Al Shaqab Racing-owned and Jean de Mieulle-trained Mawhob won the 1400m Thoroughbred Maiden Plate for three-six-year-olds by two lengths.

RESULTS
8th Al Rayyan Race Meeting -
WINNERS: (Horse, owner, trainer, jockey)
Al Ghashamiah Cup, Thoroughbred Conditions, 3-year-old+, 2100m
Toromona (IRE), Rashid Awajan KA al-Khayarin, Hamad al-Jehani, Bauyrzhan Murzabayev
Local Thoroughbred Conditions, 3-year-old+, 2100m
Al Buraq (QA), Al Jeryan Stud, MHK al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur
Purebred Arabian Handicap (80-100), 3-year-old+, 1400mGinkeau (FR), Osama Omer E al-Dafea, Osama Omer E al-Dafea, Xavier Ziani
Local Purebred Arabian Handicap (70-90), 3-year-old+, 1400m
Habes (QA), Abdulaziz Saleh al-Jaber, Hadi al-Ramzani, Soufiane Saadi
Purebred Arabian Handicap (70-90), 4YO+, 2100m
Farida (FR), Wathnan Racing, Alban de Mieulle, Youssef Lachhab
ocal Thoroughbred Handicap (40-60), 3-year-old+, 1300m
Irtiqaa (QA), Meshaal bin Ali M A al-Attiyah, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Fayos Martin Borja
Purebred Arabian Handicap (65-85), 3-year-old+, 1400m
AJS Haizum (QA), Al Jeryan Stud, MHK al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur
Thoroughbred Maiden Plate, 3-6-year-olds, 1400m
Mawhob (FR), Al Shaqab Racing, Jean de Mieulle, Faleh Bughanaim