Race 3, Dubai Gold Cup – won by Opinion Poll (race rescheduled after original race was suspended following an injury to Fox Hunt)
Frankie Dettori rounded off a superb evening for the Godolphin by winning the Dubai Gold Cup, which was re-run, on Opinion Poll.
The jockey completed a personal double after his triumph on African Story in the second race, the Godolphin Mile. It was the Duabi operation's third prize of the night after Mickael Barzalona had steered Monterosso to win the Dubai World Cup.
The race was rescheduled as the final event of the nine-race card following Fox Hunt, another Godolphin runner ridden by Silvestre de Sousa, had to be put down after breaking both his forelegs in a horrendous fall.
The race was called off after the horses had covered around 300 metres as the fallen horse could not be cleared as it lay on the middle of the track and on the turn of the home stretch of the 3,200m distance race.
Two more horses were pulled up when the race was re-run. Grand Event, the Godolphin entry, was first at the half-way stage, and Bronze Cannon, immediately after.
Race 9, Dubai World Cup – won by Monterosso
Monterosso and Mickael Barzalona raced to a sensational Dubai World Cup triumph, the first in six years for Godolphin.
The Mahmoud Al Zarooni-trained Monterosso took up the running in the final 200 metres to win comfortably from stable companion Capponi, ridden by Ahmed Ajtebi, for a one-two finish for Al Zarooni.
Planteur, under Ryan Moore, was third ahead of So You Think, the favourite, ridden by Joseph O'Brien.
Transcend, the runner-up last year, set the early pace. The Godolphin quartet raced close behind, with Mendip first leading before Capponi, and then Monterosso, raced away to claim the US$10 million (Dh36.7m) prize.
Race 8, Dubai Sheema Classic – won by Cirrus Des Aigles
Cirrus Des Aigles gave France a win in the Dubai Sheema Classic, holding off a strong late challenge of St Nicholas Abbey over the 2,410-metre distance on the turf.
Olivier Peslier sent the Even Top gelding to the lead as the field swept on to the home stretch and then held on gamely to win by a neck from St Nicholas Abbey under Joseph O'Brien.
Peslier had Cirrus Des Aigles tucked behind the front-running Bold Silvano before mounting his challenge at the 400-metre pole.
O’Brien made smooth headway from the middle of the field but just did not have enough in the tank. Jakkalberry, under Ryan Moore, finished third.
Race 7, Dubai Duty Free – won by Cityscape
Cityscape turned the Dubai Duty Free in to a procession, winning the 1,800-metre race on the turf in a record time.
James Doyle, riding the six-year-old chestnut son of Silkirk for the first time in 17 career starts, produced a superb run on the home stretch to win by more than four lengths. Mike de Kock-trained Mutahadee, ridden by Christophe Soumillon, edged out Godolphin's City Style by a head for the second place.
He clocked 1.48.64 to shave off 10th of a second from the time set by another De Kock-trained runner Mahbooba in the Al Rashidiya Trial on January 5.
Race 6, Dubai Golden Shaheen – won by Krypton Factor
Rocket Man's title defence of the Golden Shaheen was foiled when Kieren Fallon produced a late run on Krypton Factor to win the sprint race on the Tapeta.
Felix Coetzee was quickly out of gate 1 and hit the front with the American runner Giant Ryan under Willie Martinez.
Fallon, who had ridden Kyllachy to two Carnival victories over the course and distance, came with an electrifying run to mow down Rocket Man in the last 200 metres to give the Bahraini trainer Fawzi Nass his first win in the Dubai World Cup meeting.
Krypton Factor won by more than two lengths from Rocket Man with Hong Kong's Lucky Nine a further two lengths behind in third.
Race 5, Al Quoz Sprint – won by Ortensia
Craig Williams produced a blistering late run to come from last to first on Ortensia to win the Al Quoz Sprint for Australia.
The seven-year-old bay mare by Testa Rossa had a wall of horses in front of her as Williams moved her to the outside before stepping on the gas to win by one-and-a-quarter length from Sole Power and Joy And Fun.
Ortensia, with her biggest career victory, took her career record to 11 wins from 30 starts and the first mare and first Australian to win the prize of the race that was first run in 2007.
Race 4, UAE Derby – won by Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs won the UAE Derby for Aidan O'Brien to become the first trainer after Saeed bin Suroor and Mike de Kock to win the Group 2 race for three-year-olds was introduced in 2000.
Bin Suroor, the Godolphin trainer, had won the prize seven times, and the South African had claimed on five occasions, but the latter could only take fourth place with Mickdaam.
Colm O'Donoghue raced behind Helmet, the Godolphin runner under Kerrin McEvoy, for most of the way. He then took up the running approaching the final bend and stayed on strongly to hold off the challenges of Yang Tse Kiang and stable companion Wrote.
Race 3, Dubai Gold Cup – race suspended, stewards declare a no race and that race will be re-staged after the feature Dubai World Cup at 10.25pm
Tragedy struck in the Dubai Gold Cup, the third of the nine races in the Dubai World Cup card, as Fox Hunt, the Godolphin runner ridden by Silvestre de Sousa, had to be put down after breaking both his forelegs in a horrendous fall.
The race was called off after the horses had covered around 300 metres as the fallen horse could not be cleared as it lay on the middle of the track and on the turn of the home stretch of the 3,200m distance race.
De Sousa, the jockey, was on his feet and appeared unhurt from the fall. The race was declared as a no race by the stewards.
Race 2, Godolphin Mile – won by African Story
African Story provided Godolphin the perfect start at this year's Dubai World Cup after running out an easy winner in the Godolphin Mile, the first of the eight races for the thoroughbreds on the Dubai World Cup card.
Franky Dettori, sent the gelded son of Pivotal to the lead on the home stretch, and he just accelerated away from the pack.
Viscount Nelson finished the best of the chasing pack under Kevin Shea and Red Jazz, who tried to make all under Michael Hills, finished third.
It was the 10th winner for Saeed bin Suroor, the Godolphin trainer, and Dettori's seventh success in the race.
Race 1, Dubai Kahayla Classic – won by TM Fred Texas
TM Fred Texas, the 2011 Purebred Arabian Horse of the Year, lived up to his top billing by winning the Dubai Kahayla Classic.
The five-year-old son of Burning Sand made smooth headway from the outside under Adrie de Vries to stretch away from Seraphin Du Paon (Oliveir Peslier), last year's winner, to regain the Arabian showpiece in the Dubai World Cup meeting for Qatar for the second time in three years.
It was the second win in the race for De Vries, who rode the 2010 winner for Qatar onboard Jaafer, trained by Julian Smart.
Timadit Al Mels (Ted Durcan) took third ahead of Verscac PY.
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Volvo ES90 Specs
Engine: Electric single motor (96kW), twin motor (106kW) and twin motor performance (106kW)
Power: 333hp, 449hp, 680hp
Torque: 480Nm, 670Nm, 870Nm
On sale: Later in 2025 or early 2026, depending on region
Price: Exact regional pricing TBA
How much sugar is in chocolate Easter eggs?
- The 169g Crunchie egg has 15.9g of sugar per 25g serving, working out at around 107g of sugar per egg
- The 190g Maltesers Teasers egg contains 58g of sugar per 100g for the egg and 19.6g of sugar in each of the two Teasers bars that come with it
- The 188g Smarties egg has 113g of sugar per egg and 22.8g in the tube of Smarties it contains
- The Milky Bar white chocolate Egg Hunt Pack contains eight eggs at 7.7g of sugar per egg
- The Cadbury Creme Egg contains 26g of sugar per 40g egg
The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
'The worst thing you can eat'
Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
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Favourite Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Favourite food: Fish and vegetables
Favourite place to visit: London
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Company name: baraka
Started: July 2020
Founders: Feras Jalbout and Kunal Taneja
Based: Dubai and Bahrain
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $150,000
Current staff: 12
Stage: Pre-seed capital raising of $1 million
Investors: Class 5 Global, FJ Labs, IMO Ventures, The Community Fund, VentureSouq, Fox Ventures, Dr Abdulla Elyas (private investment)
The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
Results
5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m, Winner: ES Rubban, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ibrahim Aseel (trainer)
5.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Al Mobher, Sczcepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
6pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m, Winner: Jabalini, Tadhg O’Shea, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
6.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m, Winner: AF Abahe, Tadgh O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000 (T) 1,600m, Winner: AF Makerah, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
7.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m, Winner: Law Of Peace, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar
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Bert van Marwijk factfile
Born: May 19 1952
Place of birth: Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position: Midfielder
Teams managed:
1998-2000 Fortuna Sittard
2000-2004 Feyenoord
2004-2006 Borussia Dortmund
2007-2008 Feyenoord
2008-2012 Netherlands
2013-2014 Hamburg
2015-2017 Saudi Arabia
2018 Australia
Major honours (manager):
2001/02 Uefa Cup, Feyenoord
2007/08 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord
World Cup runner-up, Netherlands
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Liverpool’s fixtures until end of 2019
Saturday, November 30, Brighton (h)
Wednesday, December 4, Everton (h)
Saturday, December 7, Bournemouth (a)
Tuesday, December 10, Salzburg (a) CL
Saturday, December 14, Watford (h)
Tuesday, December 17, Aston Villa (a) League Cup
Wednesday, December 18, Club World Cup in Qatar
Saturday, December 21, Club World Cup in Qatar
Thursday, December 26, Leicester (a)
Sunday, December 29, Wolves (h)
The specs
Engine: 5.0-litre V8
Power: 480hp at 7,250rpm
Torque: 566Nm at 4,600rpm
Transmission: 10-speed auto
Fuel consumption: L/100km
Price: Dh306,495
On sale: now
MATCH INFO
Rugby World Cup (all times UAE)
Third-place play-off: New Zealand v Wales, Friday, 1pm
Final: England v South Africa, Saturday, 1pm
At a glance
Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year
Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month
Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30
Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse
Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances
