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The competitors in the prestigious Group Three Bahrain International Trophy, which will be held on Friday at the Rashid Equistrian and Horseracing Club (REHC) in Sakhir, have arrived in the country to finalise their preparations.
Eleven horses from throughout the globe will compete in the highly publicised £600,000 contest.
Owen Burrows' Alflaila, a progressive dual Gr.3 winner, will not be competing because to an injury.
There are three horses in the race who were trained in the UAE: Fawzi Nass's Dilawar, Haider Ebrahim's Litigator, and Mohammed Hassan's Pensiore D'Amore.
After a thrilling 1m 2f race in which Lord Glitters just edged out Barney Roy, the Bahrain International Trophy was elevated from a conditional race to a Group three event in 2018.
Trainers like John and Thady Gosden, Andrew Balding, Aiden O'Brien, and Andre Fabre have all voiced their support for the race.