Dubawi Spectre bags Al Jassasiya Cup with narrow win

Doha, Qatar: Gassim Ghazali trained Dubawi Spectre under jockey Marco Casamento claimed a half length win to clinch the Al Jassasiya Cup at Qatar Raci...

Doha, Qatar: Gassim Ghazali-trained Dubawi Spectre under jockey Marco Casamento claimed a half-length win to clinch the Al Jassasiya Cup at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) 36th Al Rayyan Meeting on Wednesday night.

The four-year-old, owned by Mansoor Ebrahim S I Al-Mahmoud, settled in mid-position throughout the Thoroughbred Handicap (80-100) feature race and when asked to stretch away from the field in the early straight, he did so nicely, holding on well from the charging Kovanof, who had Soufiane Saadi in the saddle.

Szczepan Mazur rode Al Shaman to third place after falling three lengths short of second-placed Kovanof in the 1900m race.

QREC Racing Manager Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi presented the trophies to the winners of the Al Jassasiya Cup.

Wednesday’s meeting had seven races on the card with Superior Moment, piloted by Faleh Bughanaim, bagging victory in the Thoroughbred Handicap (65-85).