William Haggas is getting ready for maybe a very powerful weekend of his teaching profession with Alenquer and Dubai Honor main the Dubai World Cup crew in a two-pronged assault within the $6 million Group A on the Longines Sheema Traditional.
And Somerville Lodge wizard Frankel Colt Mohaafeth and My Oberon additionally level out the $5 million Dubai Turf and Grocer Jack face a giant step within the class on the identical World Cup in Medan.
Not content material with this large desert problem, Haggas will current his first-race favourite Mojtaba within the first massive race of the UK Flat season, SBK Lincoln in Doncaster, additionally on Saturday. 4-year-old Al-Dabawi is undefeated in three appearances in 2023.
Alenquer and Tom Marquand after successful the Royal Ascot
Arriving on the area on Wednesday morning, Haggas summed up his hopes for his candidates, saying: “We have at all times appeared for a greater crew and I really feel like we have had the very best group of horses we have had this week.
“There are at all times two issues that may kill you complacency and illness, however we now have some nice folks right here who’re all very pleased with the circumstances we face.
“I will give the horses an extension tomorrow.”
Of the Sheema Traditional pair, he stated: “Alenquer (Tom Marquand) is in nice form after successful simply at Lingfield, and I feel that is the type of race he must be operating in.
“He did very properly on the Sandown Traditional final 12 months when he beat Adayar, who received the Derby and King George. Then he had one other nice race when he completed second (to Mishriff) at Juddmonte at York.”
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Governor will keep a mile as soon as he runs this weekend in Dubai, in accordance with coach William Gass.
Dubai Honor (James Doyle) was a prolific goalscorer in 2023, and Haggas stated: “Coaching Dubai Honor could be very straightforward. He went from energy to energy final 12 months when he received two units in Group B in France, earlier than reaching success (second) in Champion Stakes, however this will likely be his first run over a mile and a half.
“I do know he likes plots, however he ranked fourth within the Hong Kong vase on quicker grounds. My concern is that his ft are like soup bowls however who is aware of?”
The coach remarked of Dubai Turf duo Mohaafeth and My Oberon: “I did not suppose Mohaafeth was operating like he ought to have been, however then we came upon he had a ruptured testicle and was a podium.
Moavth received at Royal Ascot final 12 months beneath Jim Crowley
“We all know the issue is gone and it will not trouble him anymore, and I feel that is one much less excuse. My private feeling is that the final spherical (when she was fourth at Judmonte in York) was his weakest, however he had a pleasant tie and he has an opportunity of a robust race.
“Could Oberon obtained his place when he received the brand new observe at Southwell, however he has all the pieces to do within the guide.”
Assessing the dream horse of the oasis Grocer Jack’s likelihood on the World Cup, Haggas added: “He did a stable race, that is for certain. In Saudi Arabia (fifth within the New Turf Cup) he slowly broke out of the 4 gate and actually I favor it to be drawn extra broadly.” I hope it goes on filth, however it’s a tricky request.”
