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Doha: French show jumping star Cyrine Cherif yesterday guided Brennus Villelongue in an error-free ride to clinch the Medium Tour honours on the opening round as the hugely popular Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour returned for the fifth season.
At Qatar Equestrian Federation's (QEF) Indoor Arena, Cherif and her 10-year-old stallion were the fastest in the second phase, clocking a time of 32.13 secs with no faults. She had earlier recorded a time of 25.33 secs in the opening phase.
Cherif's was rewarded with a QR7,000 prize after her win yesterday.
Canavaro De Muze (E.T.), ridden by Jaber Rashid Al Amri, was the second fastest in the event. The QEF-owned grey gelding completed the task in 32.93 secs as the Qatari rider won the silver trophy ahead of Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi who was in the saddle of Guilder's Empire Of The Sun. Al Suwaidi and his 12-year-old gelding clocked a time of 33.20 secs as all podium winners managed to complete their rounds without any faults.
Zorro Z, ridden by Salman Mohammed Al Emadi (34.38 secs), and Casmir's Son with Faleh Suwead Al Ajami in the saddle (31.12) completed the top five in the individual event, which saw a strong field of 34 entries.
Meanwhile, Cherif and Brennus Villelongue played a major role in ExxonMobil's win in the team event yesterday. Team ExxonMobil, which also included Saeed Nasser Al Qadi (Electra B) and Rashid Towaim Al Marri (Lamm Addiction Z), clocked a time of 69.02 secs to bag the top prize of the day, worth QR15,000.
Team Al Kass (69.87 secs) finished second. Jaber Rashid Al Amri (Canavaro De Muze E.T.) and Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi (Happy Tina) were the fastest in their team which also included Nasser Al Ghazali (What A Pleasure).
Team QAF, which included another two popular Qataro riders, Salman Mohammed Al Emadi (Zorro Z) and Mohammed Abdulla Juma (Lucratief), came third with a collective time of 76.19 secs.
Earlier, the popular series kicked off with the Small Tour competition which was eventually won by young rider Mohammed Nasser Al Qadi who guided his 11-year-old gelding in a flawless routine.
Al Qadi, who hails from a family of exceptional riders, claimed the maiden podium win of the Longines Hathab season after seeing off his closest rival Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi (Hermes Van De Meersen) by just two seconds following a ride that lasted for 24.46 secs. Baina, ridden by Mohammed Jabor Al Naimi was the third fastest (24.63 secs).
The opening round of the 14-leg series concludes today with Future Riders (Individual and teams), Future Riders Class (For u-14 and beginners), Open Class and Big Tour events taking place at the same venue.
Hathab, meaning“canter” in Arabic, is a brainchild of H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee. The annual Equestrian Tour is organised and hosted jointly by QEF and Al Shaqab.
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