Tadhg O’Shea capped a busy weekend of four race meetings by landing the Ruler of Sharjah Cup for Purebred Arabians on Sunday.
It was the Irishman’s fifth winner over four days, with his success on AF Maqam taking his tally to 58 and 13 ahead of his closest challenger Antonio Fresu in the UAE jockey’s championship race.
AF Maqam’s victory also completed a double for trainer Ernst Oertel and the Emirati owner-breeder Khalid Khalifa Al Naboodah after Brazilian apprentice Marcelino Rodrigues landed the second race on AF Qadeh in Sharjah's final meet of the season.
The double took Al Naboodah’s tally to 33 to guarantee him a fourth UAE owner’s championship crown.
Drawn widest of the 10 runners, O’Shea worked his way up to settle behind Yas Xmnsor (Amur Al Rasbi) and Fadiah Al Wathba (Bernardo Pinheiro) before producing a strong run on the home stretch to win by a neck.
Ray Dawson also completed a double by taking the opener on Jaber Bittar’s Azzouz and the concluding thoroughbred handicap on board Ahmad bin Harmarsh’s Dubai Vision.
Jaci Wickham, the longest serving female trainer, celebrated her first winner of the season when Sam Hitchcott steered Mutefjr W'Rsan to victory in the third race.
Richard Mullen on Salem Al Ketbi’s Kadar bagged the remaining prize when he produced a strong late run from the back of the field to get the better of Winked and Shamakh.
Results
2.45pm: Longines Master Collection – Maiden (PA) Dh40,000 (Dirt) 1,200m
Winner: Azzouz, Ray Dawson (jockey), Jaber Bittar (trainer)
3.15pm: Legend Driver Collection – Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 (D) 1,000m
Winner: Al Qadeh, Marcelino Rodrigues, Ernst Oertel
3.45pm: Dolcevita Collection – Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 (D) 2,000m
Winner: Mutafjr W’Rsan, Sam Hitchcott, Jaci Wickham
4.15pm: Sharjah Marathon – Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (D) 2,700m
Winner: Kadar, Richard Mullen, Salem Al Ketbi
4.45pm: The Ruler of Sharjah Cup – Prestige (PA) Dh250,000 (D) 1,700m
Winner: AF Maqam, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
5.15pm: Longines Record Collection – Handicap (TB) Dh40,000 (D) 2,000m
Winner: Dubai Vision, Ray Dawson, Ahmad bin Harmash
In numbers
- Number of children under five will fall from 681 million in 2017 to 401m in 2100
- Over-80s will rise from 141m in 2017 to 866m in 2100
- Nigeria will become the world’s second most populous country with 791m by 2100, behind India
- China will fall dramatically from a peak of 2.4 billion in 2024 to 732 million by 2100
- an average of 2.1 children per woman is required to sustain population growth
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MATCH INFO
Chelsea 4 (Mount 18',Werner 44', Hudson-Odoi 49', Havertz 85')
Morecambe 0
MATCH INFO
Uefa Nations League
League A, Group 4
Spain v England, 10.45pm (UAE)
Results
5pm: Wadi Nagab – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m; Winner: Al Falaq, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ahmed Al Shemaili (trainer)
5.30pm: Wadi Sidr – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,200m; Winner: AF Majalis, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup – Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: AF Fakhama, Fernando Jara, Mohamed Daggash
6.30pm: Wadi Shees – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Mutaqadim, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
7pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-1 – Listed (PA) Dh230,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Bahar Muscat, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
7.30pm: Wadi Tayyibah – Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Poster Paint, Patrick Cosgrave, Bhupat Seemar
THE DETAILS
Director: Milan Jhaveri
Producer: Emmay Entertainment and T-Series
Cast: John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee
Rating: 2/5
Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
Another way to earn air miles
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An Emirates Dubai-London round-trip ticket costs 180,000 miles on the Air Miles website. But customers earn these ‘miles’ at a much faster rate than airline miles. Adidas offers two air miles per Dh1 spent. Air Miles has partnerships with websites as well, so booking.com and agoda.com offer three miles per Dh1 spent.
“If you use your HSBC credit card when shopping at our partners, you are able to earn Air Miles twice which will mean you can get that flight reward faster and for less spend,” says Paul Lacey, the managing director for Europe, Middle East and India for Aimia, which owns and operates Air Miles Middle East.
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)
