Dubawi Spectre caps stellar day for Ghazali and Casamento with Doha Cup triumph

Doha, Qatar: Dubawi Spectre, owned by Mansoor Ebrahim S. I. Al Mahmoud, captured the Doha Cup at Al Rayyan Racecourse yesterday marking a fourth victo...

Doha, Qatar: Dubawi Spectre, owned by Mansoor Ebrahim S. I. Al Mahmoud, captured the Doha Cup at Al Rayyan Racecourse yesterday marking a fourth victory for trainer Jassim Ghazali and a third for jockey Marco Casamento.   

The four-year-old son of Dubawi came with a late, yet big, run on the outside in the final 300m to hit the lead, kick away and take the 1700m race Thoroughbred Handicap by three lengths over Al Shaman. Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Racing Manager Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi crowned the winners.

It was a fabulous day for Ghazali and Casamento at QREC’s 7th Al Rayyan Race Meeting with both teaming up to secure a hat-trick in the last three races. 

Hazm Al Sulaimi handed them the Local Purebred Arabian Handicap 55-75 (Class 5) title while Kassir De Carrere earned second win for the duo with win in the Purebred Arabian Novice Plate (3yo only) (Class 5).  

Ghazali registered his first win yesterday when Alberto Sanna guided Shellbrook to Thoroughbred Handicap 45-65 (Class 6) victory.