Dubai Racing Carnival- second day

Another very strong card at Meydan today with maximum fields in almost all races. South African trainer Mike de Kock fields a very strong team and he and Godolphin. represented now by two trainers, can dominate throughout. Main feature is the Group Two Cape Verdi for fillies and mares over a mile on turf at 18.45 CET. de Kock saddles River Jetez, reported better than ever at the age of 8, while Godolphin´s best hope should be Aspectoflove (Frankie Dettori); however the latter is held on last year´s form here by Deem (Jerry Barton/ Olivier Peslier), who won this race in 2009 when it was run at Nad al Sheba, and she is our selection.

Godolphin has no fewer than 5 runners in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial on tapeta at 16.50, but this could go to Zanzabar (de Kock/ Richard Hills), the trainer´s first runner for Hamdan al Maktoum.
Rupert Plersch´s War Artist, now trained by Rodolphe Collet, has a chance despite top weight in the 5 furlongs handicap at 16.10, while another horse well-known to German racegoers is Peligroso, a top 2yo for Mario Hofer but now running for Godolphin. Frankie Dettori partners him in the 10 furlongs turf hndicap at 19.20, but he may be better suited by softer ground and another Godolphin runner Simon de Montfort (Mahmoud al Zarooni/ Kieren Fallon) could take this.

The only German-trained horse expected to run at the meeting is Pavel Vovcenko´s Indomito and he makes his Dubai debut today at 15.35 in a 7 furlongs handicap on tapeta with Wayne Smith in the saddle. This distance is ideal, the draw is good, and he is well handicapped (despite top weight here), but he is expected to need today´s race. We hope he runs well, but the time to bet on him could be his next start in a fortnight´s time.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Swinging Sixties - Aamaaq - Indomito
2. Race: Effort - Terrific Challenge - War Artist
3. Race: Zanzamar - Krypton Factor - Janood
4. Race: Here To Win - Derbaas - Kingsfort
5. Race: Star Empire - Kal Barg - Haatheq
6. Race: Deem - River Jetez - Aspectoflove
7. Race: Peligroso - Simon de Montfort - Zeitoper