RACING at Meydan on Thursday featured a Group 2 race for purebred Arabians, while the main thoroughbred contest, the Longines Master Collection over a mile, was dominated by trainer Satish Seemar, who saddled the first two, with the Tadhg O’Shea-ridden, Irish-foaled George Villiers prevailing at the death.

A four-year-old son of Dubawi, George Villiers has now won four times, twice at Meydan for owner Mohd Khalifa Al Basti after having raced successfully for John Gosden. The half-brother to Hong Long legend Viva Pataca now has a Dubai World Cup Carnival rating of 92. O’Shea said: “The team always hoped he was a Carnival horse and this suggests he can be.”