Semeen shines in Bahrain Gold cup

Manama: Second favourite Semeen owned by Mohammed A Rahman Al Jassmi, trained by Fawzi Nass and ridden by Stephane Ladjadj won the seventh and richest race for the Bahrain Gold Cup sponsored by VIVA Bahrain for imported three tears and upwards over 2,000 metres and worth BD10,000 yesterday, in the 23rd meeting of the season at the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir.

Coming in second place three lengths behind was pre-race favourite Field Of Fame owned by Shaikh Khalid bin Ali bin Isa Al Khalifa, trained by Allan Smith and ridden by three-time champion jockey Frankie Dettori, ahead by a neck of third placed third favourite Chopin owned by Maher Ebrahim Lutfalla, trained by Abdulla Kuwaiti and ridden by Alberto Sanna, while fourth place went to Barreesh owned by Ramadhan Stable, trained by Jaber Ramadhan and ridden by Abdulla Faisal.

VIVA Bahrain sponsored five other Cups with the other race being for the Bahrain Derby.

Other results

(horse/jockey):

Race 1: VIVA Cup for locally bred handicap (0-30) 3 years and upwards. 1,000m straight BD2,000.

1) Shanar/Adnan Jaffar, 

2) Rayaash/Andrew Elliott,

3) Basmaan/li Hassan,

4)Question Mark/Brett Doyle.

Race 2: VIVA Cup for all classes of Arabian Horses 3 years and upwards. 1,600m BD2,000.

1) Al Jellaby 1434/Abdulla Faisal

2) Tuwaisaan 1506/Hussain Makki

3) Al Saqlawy 1578/A Raheem Jassim.

Race 3: VIVA Elite Cup for imported handicap (0-90) 3 years and upwards (Fillies and Mares only). 1,400m BD2,000.

1) Al Fahidi/Alberto Sanna, 2) La Faisan Blanche/Abdulla Faisal,

3) Dream Approval/Stephane Ladjadj,

4) Fei Kuai/Hassan Al Saffar.

Race 4: VIVA Jasoor Cup for all classes of locally bred 3 years and upwards. 1,600m BD2,000.

1) Rising Sun/Tristan Normand,

2) Farange/Brett Doyle,

3) Shamikh/Andrew Elliott,

4) Fardiya/Alberto Sanna.

Race 5: VIVA Cup open only to all classes of imported 3 years old. 1,600m BD2,000.

1) Sakada/Brett Doyle,

2) Pity Cash/Abdulla Faisal,

3)Madinat Jumeirah/Ali Hassan,

4) Jessie B Goode/Andrew Elliott.

Race 6: Bahrain Derby for locally bred 4 years only (no apprentice allowed). 2,000m BD3,700.

1) Missour/Andrew Elliott,

2) Khamila/Alberto Sanna,

3) Itizan/Abdulla Faisal,

4) Namuthej/Brett Doyle.