GLITTERS HAILED AS ‘HORSE OF A LIFETIME’

DAVID O’MEARA hailed Lord Glitters ‘the horse of a lifetime’ after he finished with a flourish to claim victory in the Jebel Hatta at Meydan.

Almost two years on from his success in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, O’Meara’s stable stalwart was a 9-4 chance to double his top-level tally in the first of two Group One prizes up for grabs on ‘Super Saturday’ in Dubai. Lord

Glitters was given a patient ride by Danny Tudhope. Just when it looked like Eqtiraan might spring a 40-1 shock after seeing off the challenge of odds-on favourite Al Suhail, Lord Glitters got up in the closing strides.

‘I’m absolutely over the moon,’ said O’Meara. ‘To win a Group One as an eight-year-old – he’s been an unbelievable horse for us. He’s the horse a lifetime, really.’