Spirit Dancer In Good Order For Dubai World Cup Night

[Wandering Eyes]

Globetrotter Spirit Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}) has exited his G2 Neom Turf Cup victory in good order and has safely returned to Dubai, where he will be prepared for Dubai World Cup night at the end of March, connections confirmed on Wednesday.

Trainer Richard Fahey is targetting either the G1 Dubai Turf over 1800 metres, or the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic over 2410 metres both on turf for the gelding, who races in the colours of Sir Alex Ferguson, Peter Done and Ged Mason.

Said Fahey, “We flew him into Dubai for his last run [in the Jebel Hatta] and left him there and now he has flown back to Dubai. We will see how he is, but he looks well and is summering well in Dubai. He's in great form and enjoying life at the moment competing at the very highest level.

“Definitely, all being well, you will see him on World Cup night.”

A winner of the G3 Strensall S. last year, Spirit Dancer added the G2 Bahrain International Trophy S. in November, prior to last Saturday's Neom Turf Cup score in Riyadh.

Fahey added, “I haven't decided which race yet and it will be either be the nine-furlong race or the mile and a half. I'll see how he is training and I have to make a decision soon because he has an invite, but I haven't 100% made a decision yet.

“It's always been in my mind to give him a go [at a mile and a half]. I'll have to have look and see what runs in each race there and I'm afraid there is no easy race, but when they are $5m and $6m races, that's what you expect in Dubai.”

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