William Haggas was delighted to see Dubai Honour preserve his unbeaten document in Australia with victory within the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday.
The globetrotting seven-year-old landed the Ranvet Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on his earlier journey to the Southern Hemisphere two years in the past and returned recent from ending second to Marco Botti’s Giavellotto within the Hong Kong Vase in December.
Bidding for his fourth Group One success general, having final summer season claimed a primary top-level win in Europe within the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Dubai Honour quickened up well to seize the lead beneath Tom Marquand and handed the submit three-quarters of a size in entrance.
Former Dermot Weld inmate Duke De Sessa crammed the runner-up spot, with Vauban – a high-class performer beneath each codes for Willie Mullins earlier than shifting to Australia – again in third in a gathering held over from the weekend as a result of rain.
Haggas proudly watched on from his Newmarket base and stated: “It was marvellous and he ran brilliantly.
“It was a really aggressive race with all the fitting horses to the fore however he was higher than them on the day and he was incredible.
“He is remarkably constant and that is all the way down to Issy Paul, who treats him like her little one. She rides him daily and takes him overseas each time he runs and does a terrific job.”
Dubai Honour will now bid to regain his crown within the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday week, a race Haggas additionally gained twice with the globetrotting Addeybb in 2020 and 2021.
His largest menace seems to be Chris Waller’s famous person mare By way of Sistina, previously skilled in Britain by George Boughey, however Haggas is up for the problem.
He added: “Completely will probably be the Queen Elizabeth Stakes subsequent. It is unlucky we have a bit much less time however he is a seven-year-old and offering he’s okay, he’ll run once more on Saturday week.”
