Meydan World Cup Meeting
Always an incredibly difficult event, because trying to cross reference formlines including from the home team, from Japan, the USA and Europe, is a real test of anyone's skills. Last year the home defence was thoroughly eclipsed, with only Switzerland, for the Seemar team, winning. Japan took five races, (including a dead heat with John Gosden's Lord North), Ado McGuinness's globetrotter A Case of You was the Irish scorerand Country Grammer took the World Cup for the US. The Japanese have a strong hand again, to put it mildly, with 27 entries including eight in the World Cup finale. Look out for enhanced place terms as we get nearer to racetime. As this was penned and published, on Wednesday and Thursday, prices may have changed significantly nearer race time! I've not previewed the Arab race due to, I confess, my ignorance, but late word from the street suggests Barrakka from stall four could outrun 14/1 GODOLPHIN MILE: This went to BATHRAT LEON last year in what wa...