THE Dubai World Cup is upon us again and we have three Irish representatives this year, two of which have proven successful here previously. Sheikh Mohammed’s vision for his native Dubai first became a reality in 1996 with the advent of the inaugural World Cup meeting at Nad al Sheeba and the meeting took on a whole new aura when it was transferred to the spectacular setting of Meydan racecourse in 2010.

Sole Power was then only a three-year-old but he came the following year, and hasn’t missed one since! Today he makes his sixth successive appearance in the Al Quoz Sprint, a race that he won last year. It’s little wonder Eddie Lynam takes him as his forays here have yielded over €765,000 in prize money to date but it is testament to Lynam’s amazing training skills that he has managed to get Sole Power to Meydan for six years running in tip-top form.