Hamad Al Jehani celebrates landmark Wathnan winner
But James Doyle still kicking himself over The Strikin Viking defeat.
Hamad Al Jehani celebrated his first ever British turf victory after Haunted Dream claimed the Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes at Goodwood. Qatari trainer Al Jehani, who is based in Newmarket, made the move to the United Kingdom in April to join Wathnan Racing’s ever-expanding team. He had a near miss on Thursday as The Strikin Viking was a half-length runner-up to Black Forza in the Group Two Markel Richmond Stakes, but he finally made his mark thanks to the grey’s triumph at 4-1.Haunted Dream takes the Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes 🏆
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Jockey James Doyle bided his time aboard Haunted Dream in a prominent position behind pacesetter Prague in the one-mile-and-one-furlong contest. Once Prague began to fade in the closing stages, the son of Oasis Dream kicked clear of the challenging Cairo to prevail by half a length with 6-4 favourite My Prospero finishing strongly in third. “Haunted Dream always does a very good job. He is an honest horse and we were really confident that he would do his job,” a relieved Al Jehani said. “I think the race was perfect for him, that pace was great for him, James dealt with him very well and we were very happy – we deserved that for all the team, to be honest, after that disappointing day yesterday. “Today we deserved to have one of our runners win, so hopefully we might have more.” Doyle was delighted to help deliver Al Jehani’s landmark win, feeling he had been at fault in the saddle for The Strikin Viking’s second-placed finish.
A maiden no more 🥇
𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧 puts it all together to make a winning handicap debut and provide @DavidEgan99 with a winning spare ride. Another winner for Wathnan 🟦🟥🟧@karl_burke | @Goodwood_Races pic.twitter.com/hyoBRNyNSf — Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 2, 2024
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