REHC set for thrilling races

A 10-horse field will be competing for the Nass Corporation BSU Cup today in the eighth and feature race at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) in Riffa. The six-furlong event for imported horses carries a total prize of BD4,000, and it is scheduled for a 4.30pm start.

Three are tipped to have a chance to win, including Dark Power owned by Al Adiyat Racing, trained by Alan Smith and ridden by T P O’Shea; London Look competing for Karrar Abdulhadi Ali Al Baqqali, trained by Taleb Ali and ridden by Connor Beasley; and Likethelook owned by Ramadhan Stable, trained by Jaber Ramadhan and ridden by Brett Doyle.

The rest of the pack includes Android of Al Mallah Syndicate, Don Armado of Al Afoo Racing Stable, Northern Thunder of Ali Jaafar Al Ansari, Prince Elzaam of Al Mohamediya Racing, Sir Viktor of Al Hermi Syndicate, Solar Flair also of Al Mohamediya Racing and Lolla Fincess of Awal Racing Syndicate.

The seventh and penultimate race of the day at 4.05pm is for the Late Mr. Abdulla Ahmed Nass Cup (sponsored by Nass The Group). It is over 11 furlongs and it carries a prize of BD2,500. A field of 10 imported horses, rated zero to 85 will be competing. The sixth race at 3.40pm is for the Applied Science University – ASU Cup.

It is over 10 furlongs and it offers a total prize of BD2,000. Six locally bred horses are taking part in the race, with three horses tipped to have a chance including Milyar owned by HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, as well as News Breaker and Retort, both competing for Victorious. Race number five for the Blue Dawn (Dodson and Horrell) Cup sees the biggest field of the day with 16 participating horses.

To be contested over nine furlongs with a prize of BD2,000, the competing imported horses have three tipped with a chance to win. These are Tamerlane owned by Al Mohamediya Racing, Albert Finney of Victorious and Muwaaly owned by Al Afoo Racing Stable.

Meanwhile, in the first four races of the day, race one is over six furlongs with a BD2,000 prize and four imported horses competing; race two for the Gulf City Cleaning Company Cup over six furlongs and BD2,000 prize sees nine locally bred horses; race three for the Late Abdulla Ahmed Nass Cup (sponsored by Sarens Nass Middle East) over seven furlongs (WAHO) and BD2,000 sees six horses; and race four for the Gulf City Cleaning Company Cup over eight furlongs and BD2,000 in prize money includes eight locally bred horses.