Last year’s Sun Met winner Whisky Baron faces nine opponents on his Dubai debut under Colm O’Donoghue in the Zabeel Mile at Meydan today and the race has a strong South African flavour because the nine include the Mike de Kock trained pair Janoobi (Jim Crowley) and Noah From Goa (Christophe Soumillon).

Janoobi’s triumphs include last year’s Gauteng Guineas while Noah From Goa won the 2015 Cape Guineas. Whisky Baron runs for the first time since the Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket last September and will be Brett Crawford’s first Dubai runner. The race is live on Tellytrack at 6.50pm.

By Michael Clower

Featured Image: Janoobi (JC Photographics)