Jebel Ali stages its biggest race of the season on Friday afternoon, the AED575, 000 Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile. News of a late pull-out of Long River, winner of last year’s Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3, means seven will run this race.

As illustrated through his Thursday evening Dubai World Cup Carnival 1-2 at Meydan, trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer has his team in fine form and the wins kept coming at Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Meydan’s fourth meeting of the 2017 Dubai World Cup Carnival was dominated by the Godolphin racing operation with two Group 2 thoroughbred races among their five wins on the seven race card.