Opinion Poll wins Dubai Gold Cup in re-run

Dettori rode Opinion Poll out in front in the closing stages and held on gamely as Joshua Tree (second) and Zanzamar (third) closed to within three-quarters of a length at the winning post, with the former separated from the latter by a short head.

This outing was scheduled to be the third race of the day, yet it was rescheduled after a nasty fall for Silvestre De Sousa’s runner Fox Hunt in the initial contest.

The repeat was not without incident either, with Bronze Cannon and Grand Vent both pulled up in-running to see a 12-strong field reduced down to 10. Dettori had earlier prevailed aboard African Story in the Godolphin Mile.

alex@khaleejtimes.com