Mutamarrid sealed the Ras Rokn Island Cup in style as a competitive nine-race programme unfolded on the dirt at the Al Uqda Racecourse Wednesday.
The nine-year-old Mutamarrid asserted his class in the feature race for Local Thoroughbred Handicap (45–70) for four-year-olds and above over 2000m, contested by seven runners.
Owned by Injaaz Stud and trained by Jihad El Ahmad, Mutamarrid produced a decisive late surge to score by two and three-quarter lengths under Pierre Charles Boudot. The victory marked the ninth of his career and followed a pair of solid placed efforts in his previous two starts.
Earlier on the card, Tariqu Al Shahania opened proceedings by getting off the mark, while Gasham delivered a breakthrough success in the second race.
Midrass rolled back the years to regain winning form, Habes returned to the winner’s enclosure in the fourth, and Necessitate held on gamely after a bold front-running display. Gulf Legend struck back in the staying handicap, Sha’alan edged a closely fought sprint, and Sham Alghania made a winning debut against more experienced rivals to complete a competitive afternoon of racing.
RESULTS
45th Al Rayyan Race Meeting In Al Uqda – Ras Rokn Island Cup
WINNERS:
(Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
- Ras Rokn Island Cup - Local Thoroughbred Handicap 45-70 (Class 3)
- Mutamarrid, Jihad El Ahmad, Pierre Charles Boudot
- Purebred Arabian Show Horses And Mares
- Sham Alghania, Bader al-Balushi, Youssef Lachhab
- Purebred Arabian Handicap 65-85 (Class 4)
- Sha’alan, Mohammed Alghazali, Lukas Delozier
- Thoroughbred Handicap 65-85 (Class 4)
- Gulf Legend, Jassim al-Ghazali, Salman Fahad al-Hajri
- Thoroughbred Handicap 55-75 (Class 5)
- Necessitate, Rashid al-Jehani, Saleh Salem al-Marri
- Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 55-75 (Class 5)
- Habes, Hadi al-Ramzani, Marco Casamento
- Purebred Arabian Handicap 45-65 (Class 6)
- Midrass, Hadi al-Ramzani, Faleh Bughenaim
- Local Thoroughbred Premium Maiden Plate (Class 6)
- Gasham, Ibrahim Khaled Elahmed, Saleh Salem al-Marri
- Local Purebred Arabian Premium Maiden Plate (Class 6)
- Tariqu Al Shahania, Rudy Andre Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier