Majed Al Jahouri-trained Sha’Red beat stable companion Areem in the 1,400m Liwa Oasis for Purebred Arabians yesterday evening.
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Areem made a brave effort under Ahmed Ajtebi but had no answer to the determined challenge of Sha’Red and Silvestre De Sousa.
Connections were registering a double and it was a case of 13th time lucky in the opening 1,400m maiden with Silvestre De Sousa registering a comfortable victory on the Al Jahouri-trained Da’Areen.
Only four went to post in the 2,400m Group 3 third and final round of the Arabian Triple Crown after Shaheer, winner of last week’s middle leg, failed to take his chance.
Sha’Red after his G1 Liwa Oasis success. pic.twitter.com/5ZmV0oByn2
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This paved the way for Tadhg O’Shea to switch to stable companion Namrood, runner-up behind Shaheer seven days earlier, to register a comfortable success.
Monawer has not won since February 2013 but landed a 1,600m conditions race for Jaber Bittar with Jesus Rosales in the saddle.
Jockey Gerald Avranche partnered a double, winning the only thoroughbred race, a 2,200m handicap on Prince Suhail for Erwan Charpy and a 1,000m dash aboard the Eric Lemartinel-trained Ain Jaloot, who was winning for the fifth consecutive time.
The concluding 1,200m handicap was won by UBA Al Mels, trained by Mohd Ramadan and ridden by Royston Ffrench.