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This Friday, the Sakhir International Racecourse will host the fourth annual £600,000 Bahrain International Trophy (1.05 pm).
As a strong British challenger, Lord Glitters was a spectacular winner from dead last to first place a year ago.
First, Fawzi Nass's new French hire, Dilawar, is quite exciting. Simsir re-signed with a local trainer for 2020. Dilawar's form in France is solid, with the colt having won a Gr.3 race at this distance in the fall of last year. In the May Gr.1 Prix d'Ispahan, he placed fourth, behind the winner Dreamloper. When the cab rolls up, Frankie Dettori gets in.
Dubai Future, who finished eighth in this race a year ago, got caught up in the early pace and then faded. The couple are reunited after the horse won the Wolferton Stakes at Royal Ascot in June under the guidance of Daniel Tudhope. Among the two candidates for Saeed bin Suroor.
King David, a 7YO horse trained by Niels Petersen, is an intriguing prospect. He has won his last four races, including Norway's Gr.3 Marit Sveaas Minnelop. The race was the first in over three years to be run at 10 furlongs. Oliver Wilson, a regular jockey, will be riding.
Litigator - Non-runner
Magny Cours, the top French challenger, finished second to Lord Glitters by a nose in a thrilling rematch of last year's race. Very promising return performance last month at Chantilly on the all-weather, for trainer Andre Fabre. Eventually, Mickael Barzalona will get back on him. In the past year, he hasn't raced on turf until now.
Monty is a ten-time winner and a seasoned French racehorse. Winning at Group Three level for the first time this season, he beat Riocorvo and looked better than ever. Andreas Schultz will be working with Son of Motivator in preparation for his upcoming partnership with Gerald Mosse.
Saeed bin Suroor's second entrant, Passion and Glory, is the seventh horse in the race. A year ago, this son of Cape Cross was thriving, taking home the Glorious Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival and placing third in the Group One Grosser Preis von Baden, behind only Torquator Tasso and the eventual winner, Master of the Nile. Derby-winning jockey Richard Kingscote is expected to ride him prominently from stall four after he won the Listed Gala Stakes in his only British run this year.
Trainer Mohammed Hasan and jockey Alberto Sanna's eighth horse, Pensiero D'Amore, will be making his debut in Bahrain. Marco Botti has won twice this year in the United Kingdom, the most recent time being over 7f at Newmarket.
Nine. Riocorvo - This year's Grand Prix de Vichy was Riocorvo's first Group Three victory. He was born in Germany, lives in France, and is trained in Spain. The six-year-old, who came in second behind Monty in their first race, faces off against him once more. ridden by veteran French rider Olivier Peslier and trained by Carlos Laffon-Parias.
Royal Fleet comes in at number ten, and in 11 lifetime starts, he has never finished lower than third. In September at Goodwood, the son of Dubawi prevailed in the Listed Bahrain Turf Club Foundation Stakes at this distance. In order to offer Charlie Appleby another major international racing victory, William Buick will have to overcome the widest draw of all.
Alflaila - Non-runner
Gr.2 winner Insinuendo ran a career-best in the QIPCO British Champion Fillies and Mares, finishing third to Emily Upjohn over 1 mile and four furlongs. Her trainer said that putting a hood on her helped her calm down. Prepared for her last race before being sold at Tattersalls next month. To replace Willie McCreery as the rider, Oisin Orr.