Al Eid, Haidan shine as third round of Longines Hathab concludes

Doha, Qatar: Khaled Al Eid claimed the Diamond Tour top honours as the third round of Season 9 Qatar Equestrian Tour Longines Hathab concluded at QE...

Doha, Qatar: Khaled Al Eid claimed the Diamond Tour top honours as the third round of Season 9 Qatar Equestrian Tour – Longines Hathab concluded at QEF’s indoor arena yesterday.

Al Eid returned the best time of 71.21 seconds on his mount Q Line in the One round against the clock with jump off (1.5m) event.  Mohammed Saeed Haidan finished second in 64.98 seconds on Quick Neck, while Hamad Nasser Al Qadi was third in 66.95 seconds on Edison. The winners were crowned by Abdullah Al Marri, Event Director.

The Silver Tour (Accumulator with Joker – 1.3m) featured exciting competition with Hussain Saeed Haidan winning the round with a time of 42.27 seconds astride Fayahibi. Saeed Hamad Jumaa finished second (45.89 seconds) on Diesel, while Ibrahim Yousef Al Mahmoud was third (47.63 seconds) aboard Costa. The winners of the round were crowned by His Excellency HE Arnaud Pescheux, French Ambassador to the State of Qatar.

The Future Riders (12-16 Yrs) Special Two Phases (90cm) event was won by Sultan Jassim Al Suwaidi clocking 23.23 seconds riding Violet. Salman Faisal Al Marri finished second (25.62 seconds) on Sol Rebel, while Ali Omar Al Ansari was third in 25.91 seconds aboard Nikita. Abdullah Al Qashouti, Chairman of the Media and Live Broadcast Committee at the Longines Hathab, crowned the winners.

Sarah Al Mahasneh won the Dressage Introductory Test Results garnering 67.738 points. Mona Mohammed Hamoudi claimed the Level 2 Preliminary Test title with 71.459 points.