Longines Hathab: Cherif shines in Big Tour as Al Qadi secures Open Class win

Doha, Qatar: Defending champion Cyrine Cherif captured top honours in Big Tour astride Triple T Calamando Blue and secured third place in the same eve...

Doha, Qatar: Defending champion Cyrine Cherif captured top honours in Big Tour astride Triple T Calamando Blue and secured third place in the same event with Van Gallettana Z, as the second leg of the Longines Hathab  - Qatar Equestrian Tour concluded at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s Indoor Arena, yesterday.

Cherif and her eight-year-old gelding dominated the 145cm Big Tour class, securing the victory at 57.97 seconds flawlessly to win a grand prize of QR33,000.

She then steered the 10-year-old mare Van Gallettana Z to book her second podium spot of the day with a time of 59.5 seconds, but the 32-year-old French rider received four penalties during her routine.

Her second podium spot also added QR18,000 to her prize purse.

In second place was seasoned Qatari rider Hamad Nasser Al Qadi, who completed the course in 58.36 seconds on Stella, an eight-year-old bay mare.