LONDON: Coljani, owned by Raffles Partnership, won by neck in a strong challenge over local runner Sassy, in the Wathba Stallions Cup (0-55) Handicap at Chepstow Racecourse yesterday in London.
The 2000 metre-race is sponsored by the 16th edition of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. Trainer Peter Hammersley,Coljani has struck up a great partnership with jockey Paddy Bradley to give his owners, the Raffles Partnership, their first back-to-back wins in their time as owners.
The Festival, whose first race was held in January, supports 150 races globally with the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan Jewel Crown as the highlight in Abu Dhabi in December.
Source: Emirates News Agency