Godolphin trainer Saeed Bin Suroor could capture a record ninth G2 Al Maktoum Challenge Round II victory on Thursday as he saddles four of the 12 declared runners in the $US250,000 contest.

Globe-trotting trainer Mike De Kock is hoping that his current group of new hopefuls can add to the $US17 million his team have won at the Dubai international carnival in past years.