BENBATL proved much too good for his rivals in the Group 1 Dubai Turf at Meydan.

Saeed bin Suroor's charge struck at Group 3 and Group 2 level earlier in the Carnival and although he suffered a short-priced reverse in the Jebel Hatta three weeks ago, he was strongly fancied to bounce back to winning ways.

Oisin Murphy took a prominent position from the start, settling Benbatl on the heels of the free-going South African challenger Janoobi. The latter briefly looked to have slipped the field rounding the home turn, but Benbatl soon cruised alongside and kicked clear for a facile success.

The Japanese-trained Vivlos was best of the rest in second. John Gosden's Monarchs Glen and Aidan O'Brien's Lancaster Bomber were both out of the places.

Benbatl could now be prepared for another appearance at Royal Ascot.

Bin Suroor said: "We have thought a great deal about this horse over the last three years and he won for us at Royal Ascot last year (Hampton Court Stakes).

"He broke well tonight and had a nice position all the way. I wasn't surprised he won like that, because he had been working very well.

"The plan will now be to go back to Royal Ascot for the Prince of Wales's Stakes. He's been improving all the time and now he's a Group 1 winner."

Murphy said: "Last time I gave the horse a bad ride and it was very good of Sheikh Mohammed and Saeed to give me another chance on him.

"I was determined to make amends and once in that position, I was pretty sure I would win. It's very hard to find a world-class horse to ride, but he is a horse you dream about. He's very talented and today he had a good trip and showed his class.

"He jumped slow last time and the pace was slow, so I couldn't come back. I ended up wide and covered extra ground and didn't get into a good rhythm. Today everything fell right."