Tilal Al Khalediah downs stablemate Asfan to land Kahayla Classic

Tilal Al Khalediah downs stablemate Asfan to land Kahayla Classic

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Many predicted a win for Saudi Arabia in the G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic (2000m) for Purebred Arabians, and that’s what happened - but not with the horse most expected.
Unbeaten champ Asfan Al Khalediah floundered in third as his stablemate Tilal Al Khalediah charged away with the win. The winner of the G1 Al Mneefah Cup (2100m) on turf at the Saudi Cup meeting five weeks ago, the six-year-old won his tenth race in 11 starts with a six and a half-length trouncing of Barakka, runner-up for the second year in a row.
Winning rider Adel Al Furaydi grabbed the lead with just over 400 metres to go and from then on he never looked like being beaten. 
"Tilal Al Khalediah and Asfan Al Khalediah are the best horses in my stable," said winning trainer Nasser Mutlaq Alkahtani. "Asfan Al Khalediah faced a lot of traffic today and went very wide. He won ten times in Saudi Arabia last year including six Group 1s so maybe he was a bit tired today.
"Tilal Al Khalediah has been quietly campaigned so was more fresh for today. For one year, he was sick so he started back