Al-Qahtani claims his 2nd successive win in Hathab series
DOHA, December 31, 2017-Awad al-Qahtani took his second successive win at the Hathab Tour, after he emerged victorious in the fifth leg of the national equestrian series yesterday.
Al-Qahtani had won the Big Tour class in the fourth leg a fortnight back and he repeated the feat on the final day at the Al Shaqab Indoor arena.
The Qatari rider produced a slick routine with Gerenice of Colors, coming home fastest in 59.03 seconds to take the top spot, which earned al-Qahtani QR7,500 in prize money.
The second place once again went to Mubarak Yousuf al-Rumaihi, who astride Siec Cosmos Wijngaardhoeve Z clocked 59.41 secs. Al-Rumaihi took home QR6,000. Rashid Towaim al-Marri was third with Chupa Chups 12 as the pair finished their round in 59.51 secs, which fetched the rider QR4500.
In the Medium Tour 120/130cm class, Mohamed Taleb al-Saaq piloted Diamond Delemma to victory. The pair were in sync on the day as they completed their round in 51.60 secs for top place finish, which made al-Saaq richer by QR5000.
Mohamed Sultan al-Suwaidi was a second behind the winner, as he took the runner-up spot with Numero Uno T.
Saeed Nasser al-Qadi, who had won and finished third in the same competition on Friday, was off colour yesterday. Al-Qadi had to be content with just the third place with Daydreamer EC, which clocked 53.78 secs.
In the Future Riders, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali al-Thani (Sita) won the 70/85cm class. He was followed by Fahad Abdulkarim Abed (Kashmir) in second place and Lolowa Ali Atat (Farinelli SWB) in third. The 85/100cm Future Riders title went to Tamim Nasser al-Qadi (Aqueena). Tamim also took the third place with Crispin, while Abdulaziz Majid al-Ghanim clinched the runner-up spot with Ziza.
Hathab, meaning 'Canter' in Arabic, is an initiative launched by Qatar Olympic Committee president HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani.
The series, which carries a total prize money of QR1 million, is open for Qatari nationals and also to residents of Qatar. The 12-leg event is being conducted jointly by Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) and Al Shaqab and will run until April 2018.
Organisers aim to improve the standard of horse riding among Qatari youths through Hathab, while also encouraging the involvement of private stables and individual horse owners to increase awareness of horsemanship as part of Qatar's history and tradition. Results of the competition will be used in the selection process of riders to represent Qatar in future international competitions. Each leg will carry points, with only top seven results to be counted, and an overall winner to be declared at the end of series.
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