Weissmuller Claims Sealine Cup at Fourth Domestic Race Meeting

Weissmuller claimed the title at the fourth meeting of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club's 2026-2027 domestic horse racing season after winning the Sealine Cup, staged on Thursday evening on the Al Rayyan turf track. The meeting attracted a large number of owners, trainers and jockeys and comprised nine races featuring varied distances and horse categories.

Owned by Yousef Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi, ridden by Szczepan Mazur and trained by Hamad Al Jehani, Weissmuller won the seventh and feature race for the Sealine Cup, a 1,400m conditions race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over. He finished first to record the fifth win of his career on his first appearance of the season.

Weissmuller produced a strong performance in the five-horse race, leading from the start to the finish and winning by half a length over his nearest challenger, Guindol Dei Ribo. The runner-up is owned by Al Hajaj Farm, was ridden by Nicolas Baudet and is trained by Hamad Al Jehani. Inaya Grine, owned by Salmeen Abdullah Salmeen Al Jabri, ridden by Arnaud De Lepine and trained by Ahmed Al Jehani, finished third.

In the remaining races, Son Of Sarabi won the first race, a 1,400m Thoroughbred Maiden for three-year-olds, by half a length. The winner is owned by Al Zaeem Stud, was ridden by Muanis Al Siyabi and is trained by Mohammed Balasim Al Jumaili.

Grendel Al Shahania, owned by Al Shahania Stud, ridden by Lukas Delozier and trained by Rudy Nerbonne, won the second race, a 1,400m Purebred Arabian Maiden for three-year-olds. He finished a short head ahead of Diva Al Shahania, representing the same owner and trainer and ridden by Alberto Sanna.

Tiswahum, owned by Injaaz Stud, won the third race, a 1,400m Local Purebred Arabian Maiden for three-year-olds, by one and a quarter lengths. The winner was ridden by Nicolas Baudet and trained by Ahmed Al Jehani.

Wahdan, owned by Khalifa Mohammed Khalifa Abdullah Al Attiya, won the fourth race, a 1,600m Purebred Arabian Maiden for four-year-olds, by two and a half lengths. Trained by Hamad Al Jehani and ridden by Lukas Delozier, the victory gave the jockey his second win after also taking the second race.

Prince D’ossau, owned and trained by Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki, won the fifth race, a 1,600m Purebred Arabian Handicap rated 50-70 for horses aged three and over. Ridden by Faleh Bughenaim, he finished two lengths ahead of his nearest rival.

Seagolazo, owned by HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim bin Saad Al Mahmoud, won the sixth race, a 2,000m Thoroughbred Handicap rated 70-90 for horses aged three and over, by half a length. The winner was ridden by Marco Casamento and trained by Gassim Al Ghazali.

Following the feature seventh race, Chaconne, owned by Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari, won the eighth race, a 1,600m Thoroughbred Conditions contest for three-year-olds, by two and a quarter lengths. Nicolas Baudet recorded his second victory of the meeting aboard Chaconne, while trainer Hamad Al Jehani secured his third.

La Quyood, also owned by Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari, won the ninth and final race, a 1,600m Purebred Arabian Conditions contest for four-year-olds, by one and a half lengths. Ridden by Szczepan Mazur and trained by Hamad Al Jehani, the victory gave Al Jehani his fourth win of the meeting.

Source: QNA

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