Mubarak, Haya win in Hathab series

MubarakYousuf al-Rumaihi and his 15-year-old Vivaldi K put in a brilliant showto win the feature event at the National showjumping series Hathab atAl Shaqab arena yesterday. Mubarak, the younger brother of Olympianrider Ali al-Rumaihi, took out strides with Vivaldi K as pair came homeclear in 57.82 seconds to clinch the 130/140 cm class. The victory wasso comprehensive that Mubarak was 4.23 seconds clear of second-placedSalmen Sultan al-Suwaidi.Salmen astride Guilder’s Empire of the Sun,an eight-year-old chestnut, needed 62.05secs for the same routine tofinish runner-up. In third place was Nasser al-Ghazali on Quel Homme,with the pair clearing the course in 64.77secs. In the Small Tour1.00/1.15m class, Haya al-Marri emerged triumphant on her 19-year-oldmare Vrome van de Roshoeve. The winning time was 53.30secs and itfetched Haya a prize money of QR2,500. Coming in a close second wasGhanim Nasser al-Qadi on rode Fudine, a chestnut, just .49secs behindthe winner at 53.79. Rakan al-Hasawi on Ziezo took the last podium spotclocking 55.56secs.On the final day, today, there will be two moreclass competition of Against the Clock with jump off in the nationalseries. The third competition of Hathab series is being heldconcurrently with the Global Champions Tour. There are twelve legs toHathab and top seven results of each rider will count towards theeventual Qatar national champion.The series is being conductedjointly by Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) and Al Shaqab and will runtill the next April over 12 legs. Hathab ResultsBig Tour – Table A, One round against the clock, Art. 238.2.1, 130/140 cm,1. Mubarak Yousuf al-Rumaihi (Vivaldi K) Time: 57.82 secs. Prize money: QR7,5002. Salmen Sultan al-Suwaidi (Guilder’s Empire of the Sun) 62.05 secs. QR6,0003. Nasser al-Ghazali (Quel Homme) 64.77secs. QR4,500Small Tour: Class 1.00/1.15m (Table A: Against the Clock)1. Haya Mohamed al-Marri (Vrome van de Roshoeve) Time: 53.30secs Prize Money: QR2,5002. Ghanim Nasser al-Qadi (Fudine) 53.79secs; QR2,0003. Rakan al-Hasawi (Ziezo) 55.56secs; QR1,500Haya al-Marri en routeto victory with her ride Vrome van de Roshoeve in the Small Tour classduring the National showjumping series Hathab at Al Shaqab arenayesterday. PICTURES: Lotfi Garsi