Taif Season 2023 Meeting 03 (Sat 3rd Jun)

Taif Summer Racing

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June 3 - Meeting 3

Taif Summer Racing

RACE SCHEDULE

Meeting 3, Saturday June 4, 2023

King Khalid Racecourse, Taif

Gates Open: 2:20pm

1ST- Fillies Maiden

2ND- Maiden

3RD- Handicap 0-85

1200m SAR135,000 4:30pm

4TH- Local Bred Open 4yrs+ 1200m SAR95,000 5:05pm

5TH- Arabian Open 4yrs+ 1200m SAR95,000 5:40pm

6TH- Arabian Open 4yrs+ 1400m SAR95,000 6:15pm

7TH- Handicap 0-85 4yrs+ 1600m SAR135,000 6:50pm

8TH- Local Bred Fillies Maiden 3yrs 2000m SAR50,000 7:25pm

9TH- Handicap 0-85 4yrs+ 2000m SAR135,000 8:00pm

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Be Our Guest At King Khalid Racecourse

Each June the Saudi Arabian racing industry shifts its focus from the capital Riyadh to the summer holiday venue of Taif.

With a programme of weekend racing and family entertainment from June to October, an evening at the races offers our guests music, award winning cuisine, raffles, competitions and all the thrills of the on-track racing action.

With free entry and walk-in restaurants as well as five-star hospitality options available, visitors to the races can enjoy a unique meal with a view from our exclusive Nadb Al Nadi building, located on the first turn of picturesque King Khalid Racecourse, or get up close and personal to galloping racehorses from the running rail accessible via the public concourse.

For the discerning racing fan, the Taif programme offers the chance to see the equine stars of tomorrow in action. Saudi Arabia’s most famous jockeys and trainers base themselves in Taif during the summer where they build towards the season’s Major Cups and it is all captured on live television and beamed to homes all around Saudi Arabia and the region.

For more information around Taif Summer Racing please check out our ticketing packages at: tickets.jcsa.sa/taif-season

TRACK INFORMATION

HOW TO READ

The racecard is your guide to all the action at the racecourse. In the racecard you will find all the runners and riders listed, as well. as information relating to the age, breeding and equipment for each horse.

Racing Preview

We are delighted to welcome you to King Khalid Racecourse for the second meeting of the new 2023 Ta’if season. An exciting card of nine races is in store, featuring two valuable Arabian horses’ handicaps and a locally bred horses’ handicap. Kicking off the day’s action is a two-year-old maiden over 1200m, in which innermost-drawn Maestro Pro, from the stable of Ghaith Alghaith and ridden by Adel Alfouraidi is a notable debutant.

Following that is a locally bred horses’ handicap, again over 1200m. Ghaith Alghaith has another good chance with two runners in this race, fillies Danty and Saffa’ha, who should both run good races. Camilo Ospina’s ride, Mostaeseyh, goes well fresh and could bounce back from last season.

The third race of the day, the last over 1200m, is for horses who have won between one and three races and is worth SAR125,000. Numerous ex-UK winning horses feature in the line-up, including Consensus De Vega, a daughter of Lope De Vega and a previous winner over 1600m. She may be one to watch if she can handle the shorter distance.

Next is a locally-bred horses’ maiden over 1400m. Abdulaziz Aldowesh’s Ro’ya Alkareem improved for stepping down to this trip last season and could be in with a chance of winning now with the benefit of experience.

A locally-bred horses’ handicap follows, again over 1400m. Four-year-old Worldly colt Taj Alaelya’a could be expected to build on a promising last season, now equipped with a tongue strap and with Adel Alfouraidi in the saddle.

The sixth race is an open over 1400m. In The Storm, a colt by Harry Angel who failed to strike for Archie Watson in the UK and thus far in Saudi Arabia, may be able to improve and surprise in his three-year-old campaign, now equipped with a tongue strap and cheek pieces.

The first of two Arabian horses’ handicaps comes next, this one over 1400m and worth SAR 100,000. A four-year-old ready to rise through the ranks is Kafou Athbah, the charge of Mohammed Alnafjan. The son of On Risk Al Maury is already the winner of a race and looks set to build on that performance.

The second and more valuable Arabian horses’ handicap is our penultimate race, again over 1400m but this time worth SAR135,000. On the back of four good performances last season and three placings, Mishal Elketayeb may be able to take advantage of both his youth and a small field of six to overcome his outermost draw and secure a win.

The day’s racing closes with a locally-bred horses’ handicap over 1600m, worth SAR145,000. Despite carrying four kilograms more than his highest-weighted rival, Mohammed Alsubaie’s Theqatee outclasses the field by some way and, with a draw in stall one a major advantage, she should be able to build on last season’s win over this trip. She’s gone well fresh in the past and looks capable of making a fast start to the new Ta’if season.

Racing Preview

A warm welcome to the first Saturday meeting of the new season from King Khalid Racecourse, Ta’if. There’s a nine-race card in prospect today, featuring three valuable SAR135,000 0-85 handicaps.

A fillies’ maiden over 1200m begins the card, and it should prove an informative contest with 18 two-year-olds set to line up. Shathah, a daughter of Dawn Approach, might be the pick of these on pedigree.

Another maiden over 1200m comes next, with this one for four to five-year-old fillies and colts. Life’s A Beach ran a highly promising KSA debut at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in March when looking to find that 1800m trip too far. He could take advantage now dropping back in distance.

Race three is the first of today’s 0-85 Handicaps and will be run over 1200m. Highly rated Night Of Thunder colt, Desert Man, created a good impression when third on debut last November and followed up on his following start. He’s clearly capable of going well fresh and can take this under Adel Alfouraidi. Defender, who runs in the same colours, may give him most to do.

The following race is a 1200m Open for locally-bred horses. Yaktaseh is a prolific winner with 10 KSA wins to his name and has finished third on seasonal debut for each of the last two seasons. He faces highly rated and younger opposition in Wadhahee and Helmee though, and perhaps the latter, trained by Abdullah Naseeb, can come out on top.

Race five is an Open race for Arabian horses over 1200m. Aryam Al Khalediah is an interesting debutant and could be up to making a winning start in the hands of Aseel Alsarhani.

Next up is another Arabian horses’ Open race, this time over the slightly longer trip of 1400m. This looks competitive despite the small field, and it’s Taqdeer, who was last seen finishing down the field in a much higher grade in the King Abdulaziz Racetrack Championship Cup in March that makes most appeal. He won twice last season and gets weight from all his rivals, despite having the highest rating.

Race seven is our second SAR135,000 0-85 Handicap, which sees a field of 15 go to post over 1600m. There are plenty of imports with interesting pedigrees here, with progeny of Lope De Vega, Gleneagles and Caravaggio on show. It’s locallybred Faz that makes most appeal though, after winning impressively on seasonal return last year.

Our penultimate contest is a 2000m maiden for locally-bred fillies. Nafethah showed improvement between her first and second start last season and may build on that here with Camilo Ospina aboard.

Today’s action draws to a close with another 0-85 Handicap, and it’s our longest race of the day, run over a 2400m trip. Watch out for the lightly weighted Eight Of Diamonds potentially taking a step forward in his second season in KSA. This son of Ulysses has taken time to come to hand, but a return to this trip could spark some improvement. Gurkhali Warrior is

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