Meydan latest: Sizzling Subjectivist strikes Gold

Get all the latest news from Dubai World Cup day as Mark Johnston and Joe Fanning teamed up with Subjectivist in the Dubai Gold Cup.

Subjectivist strikes Gold

Subjectivist ran his rivals ragged in the Group Two Dubai Gold Cup under Joe Fanning at Meydan on Saturday.

Mark Johnston’s raider was a talented three-year-old and won three times last year, his Classic season, culminating in Group One glory in the Prix-Royal Oak at Longchamp.

Only seventh in the St Leger, he looks an improved horse as a four-year-old on this evidence, the two-mile trip bringing out the very best in him as he sauntered clear to win by five-and-three-quarter lengths, breaking the track record.

Sky Bet cut the son of Teofilo to 7/1 from 12s for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June.

Fanning said: “He’s a good horse and there’s a bit of juice in that ground. He’s sometimes keen but he settled very well. He galloped all the way, it’s brilliant.

“I thought the ground was nice and to be honest I think he’d go on anything.”

Kid pounces under Moore

Extravagant Kid (12/1) took advantage of a below-par run from Space Blues to land the Group One Al Quoz Sprint for American trainer Brendan Walsh.

Charlie Appleby’s Space Blues was well-fancied as he bid for a sixth consecutive win but he was caught out dropping in trip to six furlongs and he finished out of the frame.

Ryan Moore burst through late on aboard Extravagant Kid and he just pipped Final Song (16/1) who raced in the Godolphin red cap for Saeed bin Suroor.

Nigel Tinkler’s Acklam Express ran a cracker on the far side in a much smaller group and he was a close-up third at 50/1.