Intisar De Monlau Wins Season’s Eighth Domestic Racing Title in Qetaifan Cup

Intisar De Monlau secured the eighth feature title of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s 2026–2027 domestic horse racing season after winning the Qetaifan Cup on Thursday evening at Al Rayyan Racecourse. The eighth meeting comprised eight races featuring different distances and horse categories, with broad participation from owners, trainers and jockeys.

Owned by Wathnan Racing, Intisar De Monlau won the eighth and feature race for the Qetaifan Cup, a 1,400-metre Purebred Arabian Conditions contest for horses aged three and older. She marked her return to competition and the winners’ enclosure after finishing first or second in each of her previous five starts, including a Group 2 victory in January.

The five-year-old grey mare produced a strong performance in a field of 12 rivals, giving trainer Alban de Mieulle his second victory and jockey Soufiane Saadi his third win of the meeting. Jenkille Hipolyte, owned and trained by Eng. Osama Omar Ismail Al Dafaa and ridden by Alberto Sanna, finished second, while Lueur De Faust, owned by Khalifa bin Sheail bin Khalifa Al Kuwari, ridden by Arnaud De Lepine and trained by Hamad Al Jehani, placed third.

Following the feature race, France Galop President Guillaume de Saint-Seine presented the trophy to the winners in the presence of Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Chairman Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al-Attiyah.

Seven supporting races were also held. In the opening 2,000-metre Thoroughbred Maiden Plate for horses aged three to six, Deira Storm, owned by Yousef Bakhit Eid Bilal Al-Kuwari, ridden by Patrick Cosgrave and trained by Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki, won by three-quarters of a length.

In the second race, a 1,600-metre Thoroughbred Maiden Plate for three-year-olds, Tuyoof, owned by Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari, won by five lengths under jockey Soufiane Saadi and trainer Hamad Al Jehani.

Soufiane Saadi recorded his second consecutive victory of the meeting in the third race, a 1,400-metre Thoroughbred Novice Plate for horses aged three and older. He guided Don Pacifico, owned by Faleh Suweid bin Suweid Al Ajmi and trained by Mohammed Al Ghazali, to a one-and-a-half-length victory.

Atlantic War, owned by Wathnan Racing, won the fourth race, a 1,600-metre Local Thoroughbred Handicap rated 0–70 for three-year-olds. Ridden by Abdulla Rashid Al-Hajri and trained by Alban de Mieulle, the horse finished three and a half lengths clear.

In the fifth race, a 1,200-metre Purebred Arabian Handicap rated 65–85 for horses aged three and older, Tulaitila claimed a one-length victory for Injaaz Stud. The horse was ridden by Arnaud De Lepine and trained by Hamad Al Jehani, who secured his second win of the meeting.

Prodigious Blue, owned by Khalid Rashid Ghanem Al-Kashashi Al-Mohannadi, won the sixth race, a 1,200-metre Thoroughbred Handicap rated 75–95 for horses aged three and older. Ridden by Patrick Cosgrave and trained by Rashid Al Jehani, the horse prevailed by one length.

In the seventh race, a 1,200-metre Local Thoroughbred Handicap rated 45–70 for horses aged three and older, Al Nasr Al Washeek secured a one-length victory and recorded his second win for Injaaz Stud. Alberto Sanna rode the winner for trainer Jihad Khaled Al Ahmed.

Source: QNA

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