On Monday, 29 June, the Qatar Coupe de France, the first Group 1 PA race for three-year-olds was run at Chantilly. Five colts and four fillies had lined up at the start of this 1600 meter race, worth 50 000 Euros.
There were two fillies bred in Russia, including Sablia (Benedick x Sigulda by Gangut) and Sri Lanka (Dilijans x Al Sakba by Al Sakbe). These two fillies were owned by Valentin Bukhtoyarov and trained by A. Shavuyev.
Victory went to Mabrooka (Mahabb x Shamayl by Kesberoy) who beat Muraaqib (Munjiz x Tashreefat by Bengali d’Albret) by three lengths. Cakouet de Bozouls (Dahess x Udjidor de Bozouls by Dormane), who had come first out of the final bend, finished a further short neck back in third.
Qatar Coupe de France (Gr.1PA)
1 600 m – Total prize-money: 50 000 euros
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1. Mabrooka (Mahabb x Shamayl), filly, bred and owned by Sh. Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan, trained by D. Guillemin, jockey: Alexandre Gavilan |
4. Amjad Al Aziz (Dahess x Aghami), colt, bred by Sarl E.C.3.A., owned by Manuela Daverio-Scharfenberg, trained by Georges Mikhalides, jockey: Sylvain Ruis |
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2. Muraaqib (Munjiz x Tashreefat), colt, bred by Shadwell France Snc, owned by Sh. Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, trained by François Rohaut, jockey: François-Xavier Bertras |
5. Hamza UAE (Al Nasr x Misk), colt, bred by Sh. Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, owned by Sh. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, trained by Suc. Jean-François Bernard, jockey: Christophe Soumillon |
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3. Cakouet de Bozouls (Dahess x Udjidor de Bozouls), colt, bred by Sarl Mezagri, owned by Krzysztoff Gozdzialski, trained by Suc. Jean-François Bernard, jockey: Jean-Bernard Eyquem |
