Romantic Warrior was victorious on his Dubai debut on Friday, but his Jebel Hatta success was marred by a serious injury to defending champion Measured Time.

Danny Shum’s Hong Kong star was looking to add to his international tally, having also won the 2023 Cox Plate in Australia and last year’s Yasuda Kinen in Japan but he was settled some way off the strong pace set by William Buick aboard the Charlie Appleby-trained Measured Time.