Qitaal (2019) Horse

Foal Date

23-Feb-19

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Iffraaj

Dam

Qaafeya

Prize Money

165976

Trainer

C Johnston

Owners

Johnston Racing Ltd

About

Qitaal is a 6yo ch trained by C Johnston. He is by Iffraaj out of Qaafeya and has recorded three wins in his career. On 25 Mar 2024 at Doncaster he secured his biggest triumph, earning $19674.00 in the Cl3 Hcp.

Raced At

Chepstow • Yarmouth • Ayr • Chester • Redcar • Goodwood • Pontefract • Doncaster • Epsom • Wolverhampton • Newmarket • Naas • Nottingham • Haydock

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Chepstow 08-Aug-25 2010m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:06.820, SP: 12.00 1st Crowd Quake ( M Ghiani 118 ) 2nd Salamanca City ( D Muscutt 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Fantasy Believer ( S Osborne 138 ) 2.00L 11th Qitaal ( A Young 130 , Cd 135 ) 11.05L See full results	A Young 59kg, Cd 61.2kg 11.05L	11 (12)
Yarmouth 25-Jul-25 2030m SOFT R7 CL2 Hcp $18,128 (of $73,778) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:09.990, SP: 19.00 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, not trouble winner inside final furlong, kept on 1st Andaleep ( R Kingscote 131 ) 2nd Qitaal ( J Fanning 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Wave Rider ( T E Whelan 119 ) 3.25L See full results	J Fanning 54.9kg 0.75L	2 (13)
York 12-Jul-25 2060m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $196,740) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:10.100, SP: 17.00 In touch with leaders on inside, keen thoughout, saddle slipped 7f out, weakened and eased down 3f out 1st Fox Legacy ( P J Mcdonald 130 ) 2nd See That Storm ( C Rodriguez 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Archivist ( A J Farragher 119 ) 1.75L 17th Qitaal ( J Mason 117 ) 21.40L See full results	J Mason 53.1kg 21.40L	17 (18)
Ayr 06-Jul-25 2010m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $614 (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:13.860, SP: 5.50 Chased leader, ridden when every chance 2f out, no extra final furlong 1st Capla Lazarus ( B Garritty 136 ) 2nd Magellan Cloud ( J Hart 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Penelope's Sister ( L Young 123 , Cd 116 ) 2.05L 4th Qitaal ( A Young 144 , Cd 149 ) 3.30L See full results	A Young 65.3kg, Cd 67.6kg 3.30L	4 (10)
Chester 14-Jun-25 2080m SOFT R3 CL3 Hcp $1,510 (of $24,592) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:13.630, SP: 6.50 Front rank, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon hung left and headed, ridden and no extra inside final furlong 1st Castle Cove ( C Fallon 125 ) 2nd Grey Cuban ( J Hart 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Our Golden One ( H Doyle 133 ) 5.00L 4th Qitaal ( J Fanning 123 ) 5.50L See full results	J Fanning 55.8kg 5.50L	4 (12)
Redcar 26-May-25 2010m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp (of $39,348) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.200, SP: 21.00 In touch with leaders, soon raced in second, ridden 3f out, lost position 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong 1st Liberty Coach ( J Hart 133 ) 2nd See That Storm ( C Rodriguez 137 ) 0.10L 3rd Sir Lowry's Pass ( G Downing 140 ) 2.35L 7th Qitaal ( J Fanning 131 ) 10.45L See full results	J Fanning 59.4kg 10.45L	7 (10)
Chester 09-May-25 2080m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $1,359 (of $44,266) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.680, SP: 5.00 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong 1st Let's Dream ( W Fentiman 114 , Cd 109 ) 2nd Auld Toon Loon ( P Jamin 127 ) 0.20L 3rd Rathgar ( D Probert 121 ) 2.95L 5th Qitaal ( J Fanning 120 ) 4.85L See full results	J Fanning 54.4kg 4.85L	5 (9)
GOODwood 03-May-25 1990m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp (of $39,348) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:05.580, SP: 10.00 Led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Sir Lowry's Pass ( R Havlin 125 ) 2nd Tony Montana ( R Ryan 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Dual Identity ( C Shepherd 134 ) 4.25L 7th Qitaal ( A Young 125 , Cd 130 ) 6.50L See full results	A Young 56.7kg, Cd 59kg 6.50L	7 (11)
Pontefract 14-Apr-25 2020m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $1,812 (of $29,511) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:10.410, SP: 4.00 Chased leaders, niggled along over 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong 1st King's Code ( R Kingscote 129 ) 2nd Forceful Speed ( C Fallon 135 ) 7.00L 3rd Ocean Of Dreams ( H Doyle 128 ) 7.30L 4th Qitaal ( J Fanning 128 ) 7.50L See full results	J Fanning 58.1kg 7.50L	4 (9)
Doncaster 30-Mar-25 2050m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $2,761 (of $22,133) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:09.670, SP: 13.00 Chased leaders, pushed along and squeezed through to lead under 2f out, soon edged left, headed 1f out, battled on, held towards finish 1st City Of Delight ( H Davies 125 ) 2nd Magico ( R Ryan 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Qitaal ( J Fanning 130 ) 1.05L See full results	J Fanning 59kg 1.05L	3 (16)
Epsom 29-Sep-24 2030m HEAVY R5 Hcp $604 (of $10,308), Winning Time: 02:12.620, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, stumbled on path entering home straight, ridden and no response 2f out 1st Simply Sondheim ( P Cosgrave 133 ) 2nd Whiskey Pete ( H Crouch 127 ) 1.50L 3rd Winston's Tipple ( O Murphy 124 ) 2.00L 5th Qitaal ( A Young 133 , Cd 0 ) 13.00L See full results	A Young 60.3kg, Cd 0 13.00L	5 (9)
Chester 21-Sep-24 2080m SOFT R7 Hcp $10,192 (of $10,192), Winning Time: 02:19.030, SP: 2/1 Travelled strongly, prominent, smooth headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and went clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, readily 1st Qitaal ( F Norton 139 ) 2nd He's A Gentleman ( S D Bowen 140 ) 8.00L 3rd Mr Swivell ( R Dawson 130 ) 2.25L See full results	F Norton 63kg	1 (11)
York 23-Aug-24 2380m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $61,848), Winning Time: 02:31.860, SP: 28/1 Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Shadow Dance ( J Doyle 137 ) 2nd Lieber Power ( O Murphy 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Dark Moon Rising ( S A Gray 127 ) 1.00L 7th Qitaal ( J Fanning 123 , Cd 0 ) 5.50L See full results	J Fanning 55.8kg, Cd 0 5.50L	7 (12)
Chepstow 09-Aug-24 2010m SOFT R6 Hcp $3,020 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 02:09.900, SP: 3/1 Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra towards finish 1st Fantasy Believer ( S Osborne 132 ) 2nd Rathgar ( D Probert 137 ) 0.75L 3rd Have Secret ( O J Orr 138 ) 0.75L 4th Qitaal ( J Fanning 130 , Cd 0 ) 1.75L See full results	J Fanning 59kg, Cd 0 1.75L	4 (7)
Wolverhampton 01-Aug-24 1910m GOOD R12 Hcp $755 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 02:00.170, SP: 15/2 Keen towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer 1st Bint Al Daar ( D Muscutt 127 ) 2nd Andaleep ( R Kingscote 139 ) 0.75L 3rd Break The Bank ( D Probert 121 ) 0.20L 6th Qitaal ( A Mullen 130 , Cd 0 ) 4.25L	A Mullen 59kg, Cd 0 4.25L	6 (12)
Yarmouth 26-Jul-24 2030m GOOD R7 Hcp $4,530 (of $38,655), Winning Time: 02:05.240, SP: 14/1 Soon led, headed over 6f out, tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish 1st Rathgar ( D Probert 125 ) 2nd Andaleep ( S D Sousa 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Have Secret ( O J Orr 129 ) 0.30L 4th Qitaal ( J Fanning 122 , Cd 0 ) 2.00L See full results	J Fanning 55.3kg, Cd 0 2.00L	4 (12)
Chester 13-Jul-24 2080m SOFT R4 Hcp $3,588 (of $15,288), Winning Time: 02:14.970, SP: 13/2 Bit keen in close 3rd on inside, angled out turning in, soon hung left and ridden,stayed on same pace inside final furlong, weakened in 3rd towards finish 1st Grey Cuban ( L Edmunds 124 ) 2nd Dream Harder ( R Hornby 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Qitaal ( F Norton 131 ) 1.25L See full results	F Norton 59.4kg 1.25L	3 (7)
Newmarket 29-Jun-24 2010m GOOD R7 HcpNHF $755 (of $12,885), Winning Time: 02:06.050, SP: 5/2 Head to one side as stalls opened and slowly into stride, soon recovered tracking leaders out wide, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish 1st Bint Al Daar ( J Mitchell 123 ) 2nd Mafnood ( J Crowley 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Majestic ( R Kingscote 138 ) 0.20L 5th Qitaal ( O Murphy 132 , Cd 0 ) 1.25L See full results	O Murphy 59.9kg, Cd 0 1.25L	5 (7)
York 14-Jun-24 2060m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $2,114 (of $68,859) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:13.420, SP: 17.00 Prominent, led 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Ron O ( J Hart 123 ) 2nd Have Secret ( B Garritty 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Reach ( J Mason 121 ) 0.75L 5th Qitaal ( J Fanning 118 ) 4.50L See full results	J Fanning 53.5kg 4.50L	5 (17)
Redcar 27-May-24 2010m SOFT R6 CL2 Hcp (of $39,348) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:11.610, SP: 7.00 Led narrowly, headed 3f out, soon dropped away 1st Arthur's Realm ( O J Orr 132 ) 2nd Lord Protector ( J Mason 135 ) 2.50L 3rd To Catch A Thief ( C Fallon 132 ) 2.00L 9th Qitaal ( J Fanning 130 ) 15.75L See full results	J Fanning 59kg 15.75L	9 (10)
York 17-May-24 2060m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $3,020 (of $49,185) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:09.240, SP: 12.00 Led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on one pace 1st Botanical ( J Doyle 134 ) 2nd King's Code ( O Murphy 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Reach ( J Mason 124 ) 1.75L 4th Qitaal ( C Beasley 122 ) 4.75L See full results	C Beasley 55.3kg 4.75L	4 (16)
GOODwood 04-May-24 1990m HEAVY R6 CL2 Hcp $12,085 (of $49,185) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:12.220, SP: 13.00 Led, ridden over 2f out, diminishing advantage entering final furlong, pressed for lead close home, headed near finish 1st Maghlaak ( R Havlin 127 ) 2nd Qitaal ( J Hart 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Alpha Crucis ( J Watson 125 ) 1.25L See full results	J Hart 56.2kg 0.30L	2 (8)
Epsom 23-Apr-24 2030m GOOD R3 Hcp $755 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 02:07.330, SP: 3.25 Prominent in 2nd, pushed along and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Crystal Delight ( J Crowley 123 ) 2nd Ziggy ( R Kingscote 127 ) 5.50L 3rd Silent Film ( R L Moore 133 ) 0.20L 6th Qitaal ( J Fanning 118 , Cd 0 ) 8.75L See full results	J Fanning 53.5kg, Cd 0 8.75L	6 (7)
Doncaster 25-Mar-24 2050m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp $10,800 (of $19,674) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:17.100, SP: 15.00 Prominent, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out and inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Qitaal ( J Fanning 117 ) 2nd Stressfree ( D Tudhope 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Lightening Company ( A Breslin 124 ) 2.75L See full results	J Fanning 53.1kg	1 (10)
Naas 07-May-22 2010m SOFT R5 CL $320 (of $16,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:15.240, SP: 7.00 Rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, switched right 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 6th and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased closing stages 1st Ruler Legend ( D P Mcdonogh 127 ) 2nd Shark Bay ( J A Heffernan 136 ) 5.50L 3rd Willesee ( S Foley 132 ) 0.50L 6th Qitaal ( W J Lee 128 ) 20.75L See full results	W J Lee 58.1kg 20.75L	6 (7)
Nottingham 13-Oct-21 1680m SOFT R1 CL5 Md $3,780 (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.820, SP: 5.00 Made all, hung left from inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, unchallenged 1st Qitaal ( J Hart 131 ) 2nd Windseeker ( S D Sousa 131 ) 2.50L 3rd Wilkins ( D Tudhope 131 ) 0.75L	J Hart 59.4kg	1 (8)
Hamilton 19-Sep-21 1670m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv $824 (of $6,394) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.490, SP: 2.63 Chased leaders, prominent 4f out, ridden under 3f out, hung right and wandered from well over 1f out, kept on same pace 1st Sharvara ( B A Curtis 128 ) 2nd Dark Mystery ( P J Mcdonald 128 ) 4.00L 3rd Qitaal ( D O'neill 128 ) 5.50L	D O'neill 58.1kg 5.50L	3 (6)
Haydock 02-Sep-21 1600m GOOD R3 CL4 Nv $1,268 (of $9,837) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.380, SP: 21.00 Held up, signs of greenness, ridden 3f out, stayed on strongly final furlong but not getting to first two 1st New Kingdom ( W Buick 126 ) 2nd Dark Moon Rising ( S A Gray 132 ) 0.00L 3rd Qitaal ( D O'neill 126 ) 1.75L	D O'neill 57.2kg 1.75L	3 (7)