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Fast and favourite

ManamaThe favourite Proposed owned by Ramadan Stable, trained by Jaber Al Ramadhan and ridden by Andrew Elliott won the eighth and final race for the Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for imported three years and upwards over 200 metres and worth BD3,000 by three and a half lengths in the 17th meeting of the season yesterday at the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club in Sakhir.

Second place went to outsider Van Schaick owned by Shaikh Khalid bin Ali bin Isa Al Khalifa, owned by Abdulla Kuwaiti and ridden by Graham Lee, while a further three lengths behind in third was Jumeirah Glory owned by Al Afoo Racing, trained by Bader Al Abed and ridden by Hassan Al Saffar.

Fourth, a further two lengths behind was Spacelab owned by Al Nasseriyeh, trained by Allan Smith and ridden by Brett Doyle.

Results (jockey/horse)

Race 1: For locally bred handicap (0-30). 1,000m BD1,500. 1 Rayaash/Andrew Elliott, 2 Basmaan/Ali Hassan, 3 Question Mark, Ahmed Makki, 4 Socialite/H Al Saffar.

Race 2: Shaikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Cup for imported 2nd, 3rd, 4th and maiden classes top weight (55kg). 1,200m straight BD2,000. 1 Sakada/B Doyle, 2 Lolla Fincess/A Elliott, 3 Jessie B Goode, Hussain Makki, 4 Tashreeq/Abdulla Faisal.

Race 3: Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamda Al Khalifa Cup for Arabian Horses 3 years and upwards. 1,600m BD3,000. 1 Obeyan 1620/B Doyle, 2 Al Saqlawy 1564/A Hassan, 3 Rabdan 1639/H Makki, 4 Al Jellabieh 1622/A Elliott.

Race 4: Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for locally bred all classes 3 years and upwards. 1,400m BD2,500m. 1 Caped Crusader/Tristan Normand, 2 Runway Charlie/Rosie Jessop, 3 Penelope Pitstop/B Doyle, 4 Gangnam Style/H Makki.

Race 5: Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for locally bred 3 years and upwards. 2,000m BD3,000. 1 Doc Holliday/B Doyle, 2 Riyaan/Jacob Butterfield, 3 Hobb Nobb/R Jessop, 4 Murjana/H Al Saffar.

Race 6: Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup for imported handicap (0-100). 1,000m straight BD2,500. 1 Tsaffe/A Hassan, 2 Grey Z/H Al Saffar, 3 Longavat/A Faisal, 4 Celtic Man/A Elliott.

Race 7: Tattersalls Cup for imported 3rd, 4th and maiden classes 3 years and upwards. 1,400m BD3,000, 1 Thorkhill Stark/B Doyle, 2 Rogue Wave, J Butterfield, 3 Let Go Ego/Ali Moosa, Gen I Am/A Elliott.