Doha, November 14 (QNA) - The 11th meeting of the 2026/27 season took place at Al Uqda Racecourse on Saturday with eight races on dirt, providing an exciting evening of action on Al Noof Cup Day. The feature race saw Doha Bu Thaila (Harry Angel) make a triumphant seasonal return, extending her winning streak to five consecutive victories for Wathnan Racing. 
Doha Bu Thaila (Harry Angel x Always Thankful) made a spectacular seasonal reappearance to capture the Al Noof Cup, the 1300m Local Thoroughbred Open Race for 3yos+, in emphatic fashion. The five-year-old bay mare, representing Wathnan Racing, extended her remarkable winning streak to five consecutive victories with a commanding 3½-length success. Trained by Alban de Mieulle and ridden by Soufiane Saadi, she delivered another scintillating performance to reaffirm her dominance.
Damaah (AF AlBahar x Farashat Yasmina) continued her excellent run of form with a commanding pillar-to-post victory in Race 7, the 1200m Local Purebred Arabian Handicap (60–80) for 3yos+, a Class 4 contest featuring six runners. The five-year-old bay mare, carrying the colours of Abdulaziz Saleh Al Jaber, recorded her second consecutive victory on her third appearance of the campaign, scoring by 2½ lengths under Alberto Sanna for trainer Hadi Al Ramzani. Having ended last season with two runner-up finishes and a victory, Damaah returned to action with a third-place finish before winning her next two starts, maintaining an impressive sequence of consistent performances.
Blazing Sunset (Bated Breath x Solar Pursuit) produced a resolute front-running performance to land Race 6, the 2000m Thoroughbred Handicap (65–85) for 3yos+, a Class 4 contest featuring nine runners. The six-year-old bay gelding, owned by Khalid Rashid Al-Mohannadi, returned to winning ways after finishing fourth on his previous outing, recording his sixth career victory. Trained by Rashid Al Jehani and ridden by Patrick Cosgrave, he scored by 1 length, adding to the victories he had registered on his final start last season and his seasonal reappearance.
Al Kazim (Al Mamun Monlau x Gaswa) returned to winning ways with an impressive late surge in Race 5, the 1200m Purebred Arabian Handicap (65–85) for 3yos+, a Class 4 contest featuring nine runners. The six-year-old bay horse, who had finished runner-up on his seasonal debut, rediscovered his best form on his third appearance of the campaign to record his fifth career victory. Owned by Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed bin Faleh Al-Thani, he scored by 1¼ lengths under Marco Casamento, completing a double on the card for both jockey and trainer Gassim Al Ghazali.
  Manos Arriba (Tamayuz x Mo Chara) put his disappointing early-season form behind him with a stirring victory in Race 4, the 2000m Thoroughbred Handicap (50–70) for 3yos+, a Class 5 contest featuring 14 runners. The five-year-old bay gelding, owned by Al Eida Racing, bounced back from two unsuccessful starts this campaign to double his career tally. Trained by Gassim Al Ghazali and ridden by Marco Casamento, he prevailed by ½ length after a powerful late charge.
Politico (Blue Point x Servalan) showed marked improvement on his seasonal debut to claim an impressive victory in Race 3, the 1200m Thoroughbred Handicap (0–70) for 3yos+, a Class 5 contest restricted to Qatari jockeys and featuring 11 runners. The five-year-old bay horse, owned by Mohammed Fahad Al-Hajri, recorded his fifth career victory on his second appearance of the campaign, scoring by 1½ lengths under Abdulla Rashid Al-Hajri for trainer Owaida Salem Al Hajri.
Tiswahum (Al Malhouf x Our Dream Queen) showed marked improvement on her debut effort to claim a convincing victory in Race 2, the 1200m Local Thoroughbred Maiden for 3yos, a Class 6 contest featuring four runners. The bay filly, who had finished a well-beaten 7th of 12 on her debut a fortnight earlier, made significant progress on her second career start to break her maiden in style. Representing Injaaz Stud, she scored by 2½ lengths under Arnaud De Lepine for trainer Ahmed Al Jehani.
Forteleza (Zoustar x Sagres) showed tremendous determination to break her maiden in the opening race, the 1200m Thoroughbred Maiden for three- to six-year-olds, a Class 6 contest featuring eight runners. The four-year-old bay filly, who had finished runner-up on her previous two starts, finally went one better with a hard-fought short-head victory. Owned by Saleh Saed Al Hajri, trained by Nayef Batal Al Otibi and ridden by Maikon De Souza, she displayed admirable courage to prevail in a pulsating finish. (QNA)