Thursday’s third meeting of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival was highlighted by the Group 2 Cape Verdi sponsored by Emirates Global Aluminum, and won comfortably by Promising Run, a third winner of an eventual four on the card for Godolphin.

Trainer Doug Watson and stable jockey Pat Dobbs combined to land two of the first three races at Meydan on Saturday, completing the double with arguably the biggest shock of the season so far.