Race Calendar

Stewards Report: A veterinary examination behind the barriers revealed that AL ZAEEM (A. BOULEAU) was lame in the near fore. Stewards then ordered its withdrawal. AL THEEB (M. SUERLAND) was unable to be loaded, stewards ordered its withdrawal and this delayed the start. ARAAM (D. BOULAND) slipped behind and then stumbled, losing considerable ground. AZHAAR (A. HAWA) jumped awkwardly, unbalancing its rider. MABROOK (MOHAMMED AKRAM) jumped awkwardly, brushed the outside of its stall and then threw its head, unbalancing its rider. MAJD AL ARAB (S. LADJADJ) jumped awkwardly, struck the inside of its barrier and became unbalanced. BRAVE HEART (D. WILLIAMS) jumped awkwardly, lay in and shortly after the start steadied from the hind quarters of WHITE DARKNESS (M. LAWSON). Leaving the 1600m, MAJD AL ARAB became awkward when tight on the inside of AL MOHEEB (G. AVRANCHE) and then lay in and when being straightened, became unbalanced. Shortly after this, MAJD AL ARAB steadied from the hind quarters of BRAVE COLT (F. BUGHANAIM) which lay out. AL MOHEEB raced wide throughout. AZHAAR was taken wide from the 600m. AL MOHEEB lay in in the home straight, ZAJIL ATHBA (Y. AOUABED) lay in over the final 200m. BRAVE HEART lay in over the final 100m and proved difficult to ride out. A post-race veterinary examination revealed that AL NAKHSH (D. BADEL) had suffered a bleeding attack.

Stewards Report: ARTIC DANCER (S. RAM) jumped very awkwardly and then ducked out losing considerable ground. MAGINOT LINE (K. RAM) jumped awkwardly. SERVETIUS (N. AHLAM) was slow to begin. AL KHYAL (A. AL SHOWEIKH) reared at the start. DONTBUGTHEBUNNY (A. HAWA) threw its head shortly after the start. MAJD AL SHAJAA (L. BABU) jumped awkwardly, ducked in and brushed the hind quarters of MERRY BEAN (D. ALAM) and then continued to race ungenerously for some distance following this, throwing its head on several occasions. FREE GRAIN (M. AKRAM) was slow to begin. MAJD AL SHAJAA raced wide throughout. CHEWDEH (S. SADDATH) lay in in the early part of the home straight. At the 50m, MAJD AL SHAJAA lay in brushing FREE GRAIN. A post-trace veterinary examination revealed that AL KHYAL returned bleeding and was found to have a cut on the tongue and mouth.

Stewards Report: AL BOURAQ (D. WILLIAMS) and RA’DEED AL NAIF (M. LAWSON) were fractious in the barriers prior to jumping. RA’DEED AL NAIF jumped awkwardly. MOUHOOB (Y. AOUABED) jumped awkwardly, shifted in and crowded AL BOURAQ onto KHABBAB (D. BOULAND). KHABBAB then brushed ARKAN AL SHAHANIA (M .SUERLAND). At the1750m, AL BOURAQ was tight on the inside of MOUHOOB which was shifting in. AL BOURAQ then crowded KHABBAB. Approaching the 1600m, SIFANAT AL NAIF (A. HAWA) had to be steadied when awkward between AKHTAB AL NAIF (G. AVRANCHE) and RAU’ED (A. BOULEAU) which was being carried out slightly by AL BOURAQ. SIFANAT AL NAIF raced wide throughout. ARKAN AL SHAHANIA was taken wide approaching the home turn. RAU’ED lay in over the concluding stages. At the 50m, the whips of the riders of RAU’ED and MOUHOOB contacted.

Stewards Report: POWER PUNCH (S. SADDATH) was slow to begin. DIAMOND LAURA (D. WILLIAMS) jumped awkwardly and shortly after the start, KAHAIL (M. LAWSON) rolled out and carried DIAMOND LAURA onto the hind quarters of MARICOPA (S. LADJADJ) which had been carried in slightly by TROMPETTISTE (Z. XAVIER) which had jumped awkwardly and shifted in. MARKED CARD (D. BADEL) stumbled upon jumping and then raced wide throughout.

Stewards Report: JALMOUD AL JAZEERA (Y. AOUABED) was unable to be loaded. Shortly after the start, DAHASH (D. WILLIAMS) rolled in and crowded THUMAL AL NAIF (M. SUERLAND) onto the hind quarters of AKHHAL (J. LERMYTE). BARQ AL NAIF (M. LAWSON) raced wide throughout.