IN a move which shocked the racing world, Godolphin swooped this week to sign up William Buick and James Doyle as retained riders for next season.
This dramatic turn of events signalled Sheikh Mohammed’s determination to compete with Coolmore and Khalid Abdullah at the very highest level, though he will also be up against Qatar Racing from now on.


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