"Let the winds blow! Stream forward, sandstorm!" Raihan cried. That's when Gigith's Sand Stream ability was activated, creating a raging sandstorm in the stadium. Abby tried to think of who to send out, but that's when Atlantic and Guardian popped out of their Pokeballs on their own. The music started to blare from the speakers once more as Raihan send out his first two Pokemon, a Gigalith and a Flygon.
"You must be prepared for any situation against a foe like him!" Once he had finished talking, they turned around and walked further away from each other before facing each other again. He also seeks two-on-two battles!" Raihan told her, now referring to himself in third person, for some reason. "Gym Leader Raihan doesn't simply control the weather. Do you have any idea just how high a hurdle that is? As his greatest rival, I guess that I-Raihan-will have to show you!" Abby started to mess with her dragon ring again to try and calm herself down. But I guess I should've expected no less from a Pokemon Trainer that Leon saw promise in. After all, you were the only Trainer that really caught my eye in a long time. "And I've gotta admit, I was hoping it'd be you. "Finally, a challenger made it! I've been waiting for someone to battle." Raihan said. They stopped in the center and looked at each other. She saw Raihan walk out on the other side. With one more deep breath, she walked out onto the pitch for one last time in her Gym Challenge. "I hope you're right," She told her Pokemon before returning her to her Poke Ball. You're a winner, and you're gonna show both Raihan and the whole Galar region that you are worthy of being the Champion!" Abby looked at her. Like we told you, we're gonna make you look good," Trailblazer reassured her. "You have no idea how much stress I am under right now, Trailblazer." Abby told her. "You gonna be ok?" The Centiskorch asked. That's when Trailblazer popped out of her Poke Ball. Not only was this the last Gym Battle before she got to the Champion Cup, but she was finally battling Raihan himself. Hujalea/ Across The Rhine.Abby was shaking from how nervous she was. The final race, a 1400m turf contest, is a rep-match between Warsaw, Kevin Shea rides, and Hujalea which enjoys the 3kg allowance of the apprentice jockey Conor Hoban. In the fifth race, a 2200m AW handicap, Prizefighting, Hiroyuki Uchida in the saddle, looks good to land the second leg of the Meydan Masters with the mount of Maxim Guyon, Monte Alto has an outside chance to strike. Opinion Poll will start public favourite in the 2810m turf Listed fourth race of the night which sees nine stayers going to post. The first leg of the second edition of the Meydan Masters kicks off with the 1600m AW handicap which sees top international jockeys from around the globe lining up for honours.ĭefending champion Richard Hills will be looking for a strong start aboard the John Ryan-trained Final Drive while the American jockey Calvin Borel has every chance to strike with Haatheq.
But the only disadvantage would be the tapieta surface on which the gelded son of Jet Master will be running for the first time. Top sprinter and winner of the Cathy Pacific Hong Kong Sprint, JJ The Jet Plane will be the one to beat in the 1200m AW handicap, the second race on the card. Lanfranco Dettori will reunite with Enak to face the challenge of Lancelot under Ryan Moore. Buick will reunite with the Jebel Ali specialist and the Jebel Ali Stakes winner Emmrooz who needs to show the best of him on the Meydan turf surface. The opening race marks the most welcome return of William Buick safely in the saddle after surviving a sad fall. The exciting night kicks off with a 2000m handicap that attracted a small field of eight runners. The Elusive Quality filly has won as she liked over a longer distance at the same course last time out, but the decision of the South African trainer was to send her to the Mile trip. However, Raihana will be the immediate danger, but in all cases it’s going to be a very good and exciting race to the delight of the big crowd which is expected at the state-of-the-art facility this weekend. There’s nothing easy, but my horse has a touch of class,” Al Raihe told Khaleej Times. “He’s keen and honest and doing everything right,” said the national trainer Ali Rashid Al Raihe. Meanwhile, Richard Hills jumped on the horse to set another track record over the mile distance when the horse was shifted to the turf. Having won a 1600m AW Conditions contest on Meydan debut in the hands and heels of the UAE jockey Ahmed Ajtebi, Derbaas returned to action after a month break to set a new AW mile track record of 1.35.80 under Royston Ffrench. Trained by Ali Rashid Al Raihe at the Grandstand Stables in Dubai, the turf and AW track records smasher has to prove his worth against the improving Australian filly Raihana under the Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon.