How to bet on the Dubai World Cup meeting

The $10-million Dubai World Cup over 2000m on dirt at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, has been included as Race 11 on Saturday’s Turffontein card.

TAB will operate betting on the full Dubai World Cup race meeting at Meydan and players should note that the Dubai World Cup is Race 9 on the Meydan card. Use Race 9 Meydan for all single-race bets, like win and place, with TAB on the Dubai World Cup.

For multi-race bets involving the Turffontein meeting and a leg in the Dubai World Cup the bet must be placed according to the Turffontein race number.

West Coast, representing three-time Dubai World Cup winning trainer Bob Baffert, was champion three-year-old male in the USA last year and holds outstanding claims ion the topliner at the world’s richest race meeting.

Second to Gun Runner in both the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Pegasus World Cup, he’s a top-class performer on dirt and a worthy favourite.

Top American mare Forever Unbridled, unbeaten in three starts last year including the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, is an obvious threat in her last race before retiring to stud. Course-specialist North America, the leading hope to keep the spoils at home, is at the peak of his powers after winning Al Maktoum Challenge III over the Meydan 2 000m, where he lowered the track record. His claims are greatly enhanced after drawing at No 2.

French trainer Andre Fabre has always to be respected on his international raids and his improving Talismanic is one to consider. He has not run on dirt before but should do well if he handles it.