Dubai World Cup Carnival: Racing tips for week four at Meydan

I tipped this horse at Meydan two weeks ago and, in his first run for 11 months, he shaped like he retains plenty of ability. He was briefly outpaced and hung left when he first came under pressure but stuck to his task to finish third to Ya Hayati.

The step-up in trip should suit given that there is plenty of stamina in his pedigree and he will surely go close to winning here provided William Buick can fashion a decent trip from stall 11.

He was most impressive here last year when beating the useful Franz Kafka and, with a recent run behind him, should be spot on now to produce a similar effort.

Cappezano needs to bounce back from two below-par efforts this season, but this represents a good opportunity to get back on track. It’s last chance saloon time for this horse and I take him to grab the opportunity.

In Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge he went off far too hard in front from a wide draw and understandably paid for his early exertions, finishing well beaten.

He is well-drawn in stall 1 this time and will not have to work hard for the lead given the lack of confirmed front-runners here. As long as Mickael Barzalona gets the fractions right, he could be hard to peg back.

Dubai Warrior will be popular but he has never run on dirt, is not bred for the surface and is drawn wide in stall 9. To my eye, he is more of a synthetic performer.

Thegreatcollection warrants respect after his second place in Round 1 of the Challenge where a wide trip didn’t help his cause. If he stays this trip, he will be a danger.

Zakouski has a good draw in stall 1, looks likely to be handy - if not in front - and can come out on top in what could be a tactical affair.

There is no front-runner here in a race that looks to have no pace. This doesn't look the sort of set-up that will suit likely favourite Lord Glitters, who took advantage of a pace meltdown last time out.

Zakouski has some smart form to his name and his second to Lord Glitters last time confirmed his liking for this track, where he won the Zabeel Mile last year. He is 3lbs better off with Lord Glitters now, but more importantly he looks like he could have the run of the race. Lord Glitters needs a strong pace to go at.

This is a much weaker race than he contested last time when an excellent second to the useful Equilateral with the well-fancied Lazuli behind him in third. A repeat of last-time out will see him win here.

He faces some pace pressure from the very fast Caspian Prince, but I fancy he can just get a tow off that old-timer and then pick him up late in the race.

He is drawn in stall 5 - not a good draw on this track last week when a high draw was imperative, but that was because the rail was out and horses from high draws could easily get to the favoured stands rail. That will not be so easy with the track at its true width this week.

Mutaraffa is lightly-raced and has clearly had problems, but he has strung together two good races in a row now.