Al Ghadeer Relishes Second Win for the Qatar Arabian World Cup

Al Ghadeer

ParisLongchamp – 06/10/2024 – QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP (Gr 1 PA) – AL GHADEER, Christophe Soumillon –

6 October 2024, Paris, France ~ Al Ghadeer (AL MOURTAJEZ x GHARRAA) triumphed for the second consecutive year in the Qatari colours of Al Shaqab Racing (Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani) with Christophe Soumillon in the saddle. The 5-year-old bred by Mohammed Al Najafi has now branded his tenth consecutive victory, the eighth at Group 1 level. This is the third win in this race for his trainer, François Rohaut with race headquarters in Pau (the Atlantic Pyrenees), who received his first win in 2008 with Lahib.

Winning Connections

Dimanche 06 Octobre 2024;Paris Longchamp;QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP – G1 – PA;Christophe SOUMILLON;Cheikh Joaan Bin Hamad AL THANI ;François ROHAUT;AL SHAQAB RACING;SCOOPDYGA – COSTABADIE Pierre

QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP Finish Order

Al Ghadeer led by two lengths ahead of RB Kingmaker, trained by Elisabeth Bernard, from  La Teste-de-Buch (33). Ch’ezza came third, trained by François Rohaut.

Technical results

QATAR ARABIAN WORLD CUP

1st AL GHADEER (C. Soumillon)

2nd RB KINGMAKER (C. Demuro)

3rd CH’EZZA (M. Guyon)

In order:

NOUR AL MAURY, AL DOHA, DIAFAR, NABUCCO AL MAURY, FIRST CLASS, EDALBAR, MOSHRIF, FARIDA

Race Distance: 2,000m Time : 2’16’’3. Win Distance:  2 – 2 1/2 – NECK.

Comments from connections :

François Rohaut – Trainer of Al Ghadeer (1st) and Ch’ezza (3rd) – the Centre of training in Pau (64)

« Al Ghadeer is the horse of a lifetime , of a career. I have waited 34 years for this. He has no physical flaws, he is healthy. He returns to Doha this winter. He commands all the terrains , but all the distances too : the 1 600 metres at Goodwood , the 2000 metres at Longchamp Paris , the 2 400 metres. »

Elisabeth Bernard – Trainer of RB Kingmaker (2nd) – the Centre of training in La Teste-de-Buch (33)

« For me, it is like a victory too. The horse who won is out of this world.  My horse took an extraordinarily straight line. Therefore coming second to such a champion, it is like a victory to me. He was already very far behind entering the straight, but this is how he needs to be ridden. In the other races, there was not enough speed and he would have won if there had not been Al Ghadeer. He returns to his owner Helal Alalawi in the United Arab Emirates and I hope that next year, he will come back to training with me. »

~ end