Dubai World Cup: Tower of London wins the $1 million Dubai Gold Cup

Tower of London stunned the field as he came from the outside and beat the early leaders to win the $1 million Dubai Gold Cup, the third race of the Dubai World Cup, at Meydan on Saturday.

Al Nayyir finished second and Trawlerman took the third place in the turf race.

“I had to move him forward and he picked up (pace) very well,” jockey Ryan More said.

Winning trainer Adrian O’Brian credited More’s brilliance as a jockey for the memorable win at Meydan.

“It was brilliant. Ryan gave him a brilliant ride. The team has done a lot of hard work,” O’Brian said.

“So many people have been involved. I am very happy for everybody. And obviously, as I said, Ryan did an incredible job today.”

It was not the only come-from-behind win on Saturday. Earlier, Two Rivers Over produced a brilliant victory in the Godolphin Mile, the second race of the Dubai World Cup, at Meydan on Saturday.

Two Rivers Over’s strong finish pushed Walk of Stars and Isolate to the second and third places respectively in the Group 2 dirt race.

Ridden by Edwin Maldonado, Two Rivers Over owned the home stretch in emphatic style.

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