Marbaan takes Ras Al Khor honours at Meydan

The gloves were off in the G3 Ras Al Khor, the feature race of the penultimate night of the Dubai Racing Carnival at Meydan Racecourse, when Marbaan and Mysterious Night had a rematch - the fifth of their careers.

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After meeting twice in the UK and once in Dubai in their younger days, the pair finished first and second in the G2 Al Fahidi Fort, over the same 1400metre distance, in January.

Charlie Appleby’s Mysterious Night was fancied to turn that form around this time but William Buick found himself penned in on the rail inside the last 400metres. Once out, Mysterious Night ran on but it was too late to collar Marbaan, who won by just over two lengths.

"He's a super horse and his last win was very impressive, but you could say this was even more so," said winning jockey Ray Dawson.

“He traveled around there so well and all I needed was a bit of space, which I knew I'd get, and he picked up really well.