Watson celebrates big-race double with Khuzaam and Lost Eden at Jebel Ali

Doug Watson landed the two feature prizes worth a combined Dh1milion in the six-race card Jebel Ali meeting on Sunday.

The seven-time UAE champion trainer bagged both the Listed Jebel Ali Sprint and the Jebel Ali Stakes, and rounded off the day by taking the concluding handicap for a treble at the meeting.

Watson’s Khuzaam under stable jockey Pat Dobbs collared Alkaraama in the final 100 metres in the Jebel Ali Sprint and Andrea Atzeni produced a strong late run on Lost Eden to take the Jebel Ali Stakes.

Dobbs then completed the double with another late run on Rougher for Watson’s third winner of the meeting.

“Khuzaam ran so well here the first time for us and would have won at Meydan if he had not bled,” Watson said of the six-year-old Kitten’s Joy gelding.

“We had to take our time with him after that but this was a good target and we are delighted to win that, especially for Shadwell.”

2-15pm: Commercial Bank Of Dubai – Conditions (TB) Dh100,000 (Dirt) 1,400m; Winner: Al Habash, Patrick Cosgrave (jockey), Bhupat Seemar (trainer)

2.45pm: Al Shafar Investment – Handicap (TB) Dh80,000 (D) 1,200m; Winner: Day Approach, Ray Dawson, Ahmad bin Harmash

3.15pm: Dubai Real estate Centre – Handicap (TB) Dh80,000 (D) 1,600m; Winner: Celtic Prince, Richard Mullen, Rashed Bouresly

3.45pm: Jebel Ali Sprint by ARM Holding – Listed (TB) Dh500,000 (D) 1,000m; Winner: Khuzaam, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

4.15pm: Shadwell – Conditions (TB) Dh100,000 (D) 1,600m; Winner: Tenbury Wells, Royston Ffrench, Salem bin Ghadayer

4.45pm: Jebel Ali Stakes by ARM Holding – Listed (TB) Dh500,000 (D) 1,950m; Winner: Lost Eden, Andrea Atzeni, Doug Watson

5.15pm: Jebel Ali Racecourse – Handicap (TB) Dh76,000 (D) 1,950m; Winner: Rougher, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson