David Bouland wins with Hibah

Alban de Mieulle trained Hibah under the able riding skills of David
Bouland had a memorable day winning the feature race of the of the
30th race meeting(Emir Festival Races) under the patronage of H.H
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani. The race which witnessed a
thrilling finish saw Hibah edged Aziz to register an impressive
victory at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club on Wednesday.
It was the aggressive riding skills of jockey David Bouland which was
the key in Hibah emerging triumphant in the QR 200,000 prize money
contest run over a distance of 1,850 metres.
Hibah, ridden by David Bouland, had benefited from an early lead over
Aziz. And at this stage David Bouland was unfazed among the bunch of
horses behind. He made his move only when the contenders turned
towards the homestretch.
With the race approaching the final furlong, Hibah still held the
advantage as David Bouland’s assertive and imposing skill handling
Hibah allowed it to maintain lead over Aziz who tried effortlessly but
could only reduce the distance to one margin.
The preceding race for the final race of the evening at the New Rayyan
track was set alive in the day with some other races that were keenly
contested.
The Local Bred Pure Arabian Graduation race saw George Mikhalides’s
ward Helu al maany coming out with an impressive run .It took Bruno
Marchands’ good riding skills to see off the challenge posed by Wa’ad
ridden by Adrie de vries in the 1,000 metres run.
Jassim al-Ghazali trained Granary extended her winning run by scooping
a 13th victory from 15 starts.
It was a thrilling stuff as Granary under the excellent riding skills
of Stephen Ladjadj outpaced a 12- horse field to win the Thoroughbred
Fillies and Mares Championship in an exciting fashion at the Racing
and Equestrian Club.
Baraari tried fighting a close battle in the final furlong but it was
not be as French rider Ladjadj consistent form had earlier seen him
cart away victory with Monital nefos in the Thoroughbred Handicap
race.
Julian Smart schooled Mythical Border posted an impressive win by
taking Thoroughbred Stakes (Four-year-olds only) and overall second in
her short career so far.
Mythical Border was running a seven-furlong race and was well balanced
enjoying this distance race. With the horses entering the homestretch,
Mythical Border displayed great amount of acceleration as it was
closely followed by Mdawee .
The H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Thani owned Mythical Border won
convincingly in a head distance.

In the opening race of the evening which was an exclusive one for
Qatari jockeys was won by Muzahim. The Ibrahim al-Malki trained
Muzahim swept past the field to record a start-to-finish victory in
the Thoroughbred Stakes race.
Qatari rider Salem al-Marri was good while guiding Muzahim to victory
with Nawaif, Mnif and al bidah running close to the winner. With Al
Marri’s good riding skills were on view, Muzahim won by a head
distance..
Results;
1st race: Muzahim (Salem al-Marri) 1, Nawaif Al Naif 2, Mnif 3, Al
Bidah 4. Won by: Hd, ½, Hd. Time: 1:43.34. Trained by: Ibrahim
al-Malki. Owned by: Ibrahim Saeed al-Malki
2nd race: Monita Al Nefos (Stephen Ladjadj) 1, Qadir 2, Al Eklil 3,
Battal 4. Won by: 2, Nk, 1. Time: 1:40.05. Trained by: Jassim
al-Ghazali. Owned by: Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Attiya
3rd race: Granary (Stephen Ladjadj) 1, Baraari 2, Monoliza 3, Dream
Sea 4. Won by: 2 ½, 5, Hd. Time: 1:24.57. Trained by: Jassim
al-Ghazali. Owned by: Ahmed Fawaz Ahmed al-Attiyah
4th race: Mythical Border (Adrie de Vries) 1, Midawee 2, Feelin Fab 3,
Importer 4. Won by: Hd, 1 ½, 2. Time: 1:25. Trained by: Julian Smart.
Owned by: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Thani
5th race: Helu al Maany (Bruno Marchand) 1, Wa’ad ASF 2, Al Shiqardy
3, Rau’ed 4, Won by: ¾ , ¾, ½. Time: 1.07.76, Trained by:George
Mikhalides. Owned by: Sheikh Mohammed bin Mishal bin Hamad al Thani
6th race: Hibah (David Bouland)1, Aziz Asf 2, Next Sakbe 3, Zorban 4,
Won by: Time: Trained by: Alban de Mieulle. Owned by: Sheikh Khalifa
bin Abdullah bin Khalifa al