Favourite Chopin finishes first in race

Manama : The favourite Chopin owned by Maher Ebrahim Lutfalla, trained by Abdulla Kuwaiti and ridden by Alberto Sanna won one of two feature races (sixth) for the Credimax Cup for imported handicap (0-110) 3 years and upwards yesterday over 1,800 metres and worth BD2,000 yesterday in the fifth meeting of the season at the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir. Second place by a neck went to Thorkhill Star owned by Al Nasseriyeh, trained by Allan Smith and ridden by Brett Doyle.

Third place a further two and a half lengths behind went to Vale Do Sol owned by Fawzi Abdulla Nass, trained by Fawzi Nass and ridden by Darren Williams, with fourth place going to Sir Charlie Kunz and owned by Al Afoo Racing Stable, trained by Mohammed Hassan and ridden by Hassan Al Saffar.

In the race for the Bapco Cup (fifth race) for imported 3 years and upwards over a distance of 1,400 metres and worth BD2,000, second favourite Dagher owned by Al Afoo Racing, trained by Mohammed Hassan and ridden by Alberto Sanna won by a length.

Second place Sakeda also owned  by Al Afoo Racing, trained by Mohammed Hassan and ridden by Andrea Fele was a head behind in second.

Third place went to third favourite, Pleasure Bent owned by Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al Jassmi, trained by Fawzi Nass and ridden by Darren Williams, with a further length and three quarters being Android owned by Al Mallah Syndicate, trained by A Jalil Al Mallah and ridden by Andrew Elliott.

Other results (horse, jockey):

Race 1: Bapco Cup for locally bred classes of 4 years only (top weight 57kg). 1,200m straight BD1,500m. 

1) Lazzam/Adnan Jaffar,  2) Makrameh/Alberto Sanna, 3) Waridat/Andrew Elliott, 4 Blue Angel/Brett Doyle.

Race 2: Locally bred handicap (0-28) 3 years and upwards. 1,600m BD1,500m. 

1) Nardeen/Jimmy Quinn, 2) Ghazaliya/Alberto Sanna, 3) Fardiya/Andrew Elliott, 4) Call A Friend/Abdulla Faisal.

Race 3: Bapco Cup for all classes 3 years locally bred. 2,000m bd1,500. 

1) Barracuda/Robert Khathi, 2) Lazaal/Albert Sanna, 3) Khamila/Andrew Elliott,  4) Satellitte/Brett Doyle.

Race 4: Imported 3rrd, 4th and maiden classes imported 3 years and upwards. 1,000m straight BD1,500. 

1) Pity Cash/Alberto Sanna, 2) Celtic Man/Jimmy Quinn,  3) Grey Z/Andrew Fele, Curtain Call/Robert Khathi.