De Kock sends out trio for Al Fahidi Fort

"Red Ray was with Joey Ramsden and is, hopefully, the ideal type for the

Dubai World Cup Carnival," de Kock said. "He is a Grade 3 winner at home and

finished last season with two seconds in Grade 1 company. Anton Marcus knows him

very well and flies in to ride. The horse has always had a big reputation and

has shown us plenty in his work. That said, he has shipped in from South Africa

and our new arrivals have been needing a run. However, he seems in really good

form.

"Anaerobio is just a tough and genuine horse. He has had a nice break since

last season and will run his usual honest race.

"Ignore Zahee's last run as he did not take to the dirt. He will run much

better back on turf."

Trained by Charlie Appleby, Godolphin's Safety Check (Dubawi) is already a

Dubai World Cup Carnival winner this year having landed a course and distance

handicap two weeks ago.

"The handicapper put him up to 110 for that win," Appleby said. "So basically

we have to try him at this level. He won well and has been working nicely since

so we just need to see where we stand with him. The 1400 meters on turf appears

ideal so this was the obvious race for him."

Stable jockey William Buick takes over from apprentice Cam Hardie.

Paul Hanagan rides Shaishee (Indian Charlie) for his main employer, HH Sheikh

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and trainer Musabah Al Muhairi. Winner of his

first two starts this season, he was an excellent third on his most recent

outing. Those three outings were all on the Meydan dirt and this, interestingly,

will be his first turf start in the U.A.E. and since July 2013 in England.

Connections could have aimed him at Friday's Jebel Ali Mile but he does

appear to relish this 1400-meter trip and he has a great draw in stall 1.

Irish challenger Eastern Rules (Golden Snake) was a dual Carnival winner for

Michael Halford last year, including over course and distance and will, as

usual, be ridden by Shane Foley.

"He has been in good form in his work," Halford said. "This looked a good

spot to bring him back out. It is a good race as you would expect but he should

run well."

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