In a thrilling race over 1,400m on turf, jockey Lukas Delozier guided Mohamed Abdulhadi al-Hajri’s Stylish Performer to a stunning win at Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club’s Al Rayyan racecourse yesterday.
The Hamad al-Jehani-trained Stylish Performer (IRE) (Dandy Man), pushed hard by Delozier, broke from the outside towards the final hundred metres and kept up the charge to land the Al Busayyir Cup by one and a half lengths in QREC’s 26th Race Meeting. QREC Racing Manager Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi crowned the winners of the Al Busayyir Cup. 
Earlier in the day, a blanket finish saw Umm Qarn’s Bachra (FR) (Munjiz) come out on top in the 1,750m Purebred Arabian Handicap (0-95), completing a hat-trick in her fifth outing.  Trainer Alban de Mieulle recorded his second win on the card as the five-year-old won by a neck under Meteb al-Saaq.
Engineer Hassan Ali Alabdulmalik’s Vedute (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor) regained winning thread in the 1200m Thoroughbred Handicap (0-95). Eduardo Pedroza partnered the Debbie Mountain-trained four-year-old to pick up impressively and win by half a length at the line.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid bin Nasser al-Thani’s Saoud Al Sulaimi (QA) (T M Fred Texas) won the 1,500m Purebred Arabian Handicap (0-80). The Jassim Ghazali-trained six-year-old came with an eye-catching late sweeping run to win by a length under Ronan Thomas.
Faleh Suwayed al-Ajami’s Cloak And Dagger (IRE) (Lope De Vega) returned to winning ways as he landed the 1750m Thoroughbred Handicap (0-80). Under Qais al-Busaidi, the Mohamed Ghazali-saddled six-year-old held a handy lead and won with 1¼ lengths to spare.
Noora Racing Limited’s Al Ghariyah (GB) (Dutch Art) landed the spoils in the 1500m Thoroughbred Novice Plate for Fillies & Mares. Trainer Alban de Mieulle & jockey Soufiane Saadi teamed up to guide the four-year-old filly to win by a length at the line.
Jockey Szczepan Mazur completed a quick-fire double as he partnered Sabhea Awad Ibrahim’s Ezzat Nafs (QA) (AF AlBahar) to success in the 1400m Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate. The Mohamed Khaled Elahmed-trained 5YO mare cruised into the lead to win by two lengths. 
Kicking off Al Busayyir Cup Day was Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Barood (QA) (Highland Reel) with a sensational performance in the 1,200m Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate as he bolted up under Szczepan Mazur for trainer Mohamed H K al-Attiyah, scoring by 13 lengths!


WINNERS (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
Al Busayyir Cup - Thoroughbred Conditions (Class 2)
Stylish Performer, Hamad al-Jehani, Lukas Delozier
Purebred Arabian Handicap
Bachra, Alban Elie De Mieulle, Meteb Ali al-Marri (-2.5kg)
Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 3)
Vedute, Deborah Amanda Clare 
Mountain, Eduardo Pedroza
Purebred Arabian Handicap
Saoud al-Sulaimi, Jassim Ghazali, Ronan Thomas
Thoroughbred Handicap (Class 4)
Cloak And Dagger, Mohamed Ghazali, Qais al-Busaidi (-3kg)
Thoroughbred Novice Plate (Fillies & Mares)
Al Ghariyah, Alan Elie De Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi
Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate
Ezzat Nafs, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Szczepan Mazur
Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate
AJS Barood, M H K al-Attiyah, Szczepan Mazur