Encourage triumphs to lift Banagas Cup
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Al Mohamediya Racing contender Encourage lifted the Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas) Cup in the feature race of the day at Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) in Sakhir. Contested over 12 furlongs with a BD5,000 prize purse, Encourage won the event for trainer Hesham Al Haddad while saddled by Neil Callan, who enjoyed an impressive hattrick for the day.
Law of One was the runner-up for Al Afoo Racing, Mohammed Saeed and Huasan Al Saffar, while Port Douglas came third competing for Al Hassanain Racing, Ali Jan and Cameron Noble.
Callan’s other victories yesterday came in two of the five races offering a Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) Cup. In race six, Callan steered Chimgan to victory over seven furlongs to claim a BBK Cup and the lion’s share of the BD2,000 prize for Al Mohamediya Racing and Osama Hashim.
Lathaa was second for HH Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, Haider Ebrahim and Abdulla Faisal, whereas Sahara Spear took third place for Al Remah Stable, Abdulla Kuwaiti and Martin Seidl. Then, in race four, Callan was riding Modmin for HBR Racing and Hareb Almalki.
The race was held over eight furlongs with a BD2,000 prize purse. Modmin won that BBK Cup ahead of Jamais Assez, who was second for Al Mallah Syndicate, Abduljaleel Al Mallah and Marvin Grandin, while Wild Hero was third competing for HBR Racing, Hareb Almalki and David Egan The three other BBK Cups for the day were in the fifth, third and first races.
Breathtaking triumphed in race five for Abdulla Fawzi Nass, Hesham Al Haddad and David Egan over seven furlongs. Sharing part of the BD3,000 prize was Ramani, finishing as runner-up for Al Afoo Racing, Mohammed Saeed and Hasan Al Saffar, while Dushanbe came third for Zahra Ebrahim Abdulla, Samir Dawood and Husain Makki.
In the third race of the day, covering nine furlongs with a BD2,000 prize, Parchment lifted the BBK Cup for Victorious, AM Smith and Edinson Rodriguez. Aslaan was the runner-up for Al Mallah Syndicate, Abduljaleel Al Mallah and Marvin Grandin, while Henry the Horse was third for M and E Racing, AM Smith and Julio Garcia.
The other BBK Cup in the WAHO first race was claimed by Kuheilan Al Adiyat 1813 over six furlongs with a BD2,000 prize. Victorious were the winning owners, while Yousif Taher was the trainer and Hasan Al Saffar the jockey.
Al Krush 1786 came second for Al Roudha, Hussain Aldailami and Ahmed Maki, while Al Kray 1814 was third for KHK Racing, Hesham Al Haddad and Husain Makki. Also yesterday, Bahrain Turf Series winner Happy Craf, ridden by Edinson Rodriguez, captured the Irish Thorough bred Marketing Cup in the day’s seventh race, held over seven furlongs with a BD3,000 prize
They were competing for owners M and E Racing and trainer AM Smith. Nine Below Zero finished second for Al Afoo Raing, Mohammed Saeed and Marvin Grandin, while Koolasice was third for Mark T Gittins, Ross O’Sullivan and Charles Bishop.
In the day’s second race, contested over a six-furlong straight with a BD2,000 prize, Dirab was the winner for Ras Rumman Syndicate, Taleb Ali and Ali Samir. Aldurah came second representing Al Afoo Racing, Mohammed Saeed and Hasan Al Saffar, while Kailash was third for Mohammed Yousif Sarhan, Yousif Sarhan and Abdulla Faisal.
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