Trainer Salem bin Ghadayer has declared Mailshot, hyde park and mind that boy for the 1600m turf handicap highlight of the evening at Meydan. Mickael Barzalona has opted to partner Mailshot, on whom he won a course and distance handicap at a non-carnival Meydan meeting in January. He has since run twice during the Carnival, most recently finishing strongly to claim third in a turf handicap over 1800m. 

Xavier Ziani, like Barzalona, also based with Bin Ghadayer at Fazza Racing Stables, is aboard Hyde Park who will be having just his second local start having joined current connections from John Gosden. Under Barzalona, he ran well for a long way in a 1400m Carnival turf handicap two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, Gerald Mosse rides Mind That Boy, who is yet to fire in seven starts this season, having previously been off the track since March 2016 when he contested the Group 3 Burj Nahaar on Super Saturday.

Doug Watson has four in the race with Jim Crowley, retained by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, riding the owner’s Ejaaby, who is seeking a hat-trick after Meydan turf victories over both 1200m and 1400m.

musawaat will be having just his second outing for Fawzi Nass after staying on strongly, on his dirt debut, in a 1400m handicap here last week. He won twice on turf in England for Charlie Hills but was well beaten, albeit on soft ground, on his only previous attempt at 1600m, his final UK outing.

Richard Mullen has opted for last desire well-beaten in that same contest in which Big Brown Bear debuted. Stable companion grand storm was third on just his second and most recent outing, in a 1600m maiden at Jebel Ali won by Mullen on another Seemar horse, Jabir

Credit: Dubai Racing Club