Henri-Alex Pantall only has two residents of Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Thani left in his squad, but the victorious debut of the 2-year-old Al Uqda this Sunday in Saint-Cloud augurs well for the princely coat. The best part, then wait-and-see in the wake of the host, Al Uqda quickly took the lead at the start of the straight and went on to claim an easy victory, under the saddle of Tony Piccone, who thus took advantage of his joker from the second race of the day. “Al Uqda starts very well and it is a pleasure for Sheikh Al Thani, underlines Henri-Alex Pantall. She didn’t have much work, but I wanted to start her on the grass and I didn’t have much choice of races; it was this event or another at Fontainebleau over 1,800 meters… It seems to have a bit of quality. She’s had a lot of little physical problems throughout the year, but now she’s starting to come along and she should make good progress on that. It will be interesting to follow. It’s nice to see this jacket stand out and I hope we’ll see it again! We will now leave it alone and wait for next season.” This success also allows the stallion Ghayyath (quadruple winner of groups I) to achieve a first success in France.
More than two lengths behind the winner, No Nay Cen finishes well to take second place ahead Princess Mandel.
