DOHA: Eight-year-old EBRAZ (GB) (Amer x Massamarie) carried the colours of his owner HE Sheikha Reem Bint Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani to victory for the 18th time when taking the Group 3 Coupe de Sud-Ouest des Pur-Sang Arabes at La Teste De Buch on Tuesday.
Earlier, HE Sheikha Yasmeen Bint Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned MON’NIA’s Gr 2 victory at the same course.
The seven-time Group 1 winner EBRAZ is trained by Julian Smart and was ridden to victory, in the 1900m contest for four-year-old and older Purebred Arabians, by Maxime Guyon.
Having broken on terms with the field, EBRAZ was quickly positioned towards the rear of the peloton by Guyon. With a strong pace being set up front, EBRAZ was about eight lengths off the leader as the field left the back straight, but was still travelling with a lot of purpose.
Turning for home, Guyon slipstreamed Al Shaqab Racing’s KHATAAB (FR) (Amer x Djelana) as the pair made ground on the outside of the field.
Still with over three lengths to find 200m from home, EBRAZ produced a phenomenal effort to get the better of Al Shaqab Racing’s MOUNJARED AL CHAM FR (Azadi x Al Moutawakila) and went on to score by ¾ of a length, claiming his second win in the race.
MOUNJARED AL CHAM took the second place for trainer Thomas Fourcy and jockey Olivier Peslier while the other Thomas Fourcy’s trainee KHATAAB was further ¾ of a length behind to finish third under Jerome Cabre.
