York Dante meeting: Lady Of Dubai looks magic in Middleton

David Metcalf | May 11, 2016

Lady Of Dubai can lord it over Middleton rivals

Lady Of Dubai has some top class form to her name and looks decent value to land the Group 2 Middleton Stakes on day two of York’s Dante meeting (14.40).

The filly posted a very smart performance to make a winning return to action last season in the Listed Height Of Fashion Stakes over 1m 2f at Goodwood when trained by Luca Cumani, travelling strongly throughout and quickening well to score easily by 3 1/4 lengths.

Lady Of Dubai backed that up with a cracking 2 1/2 length third to Qualify in the Group 1 Investec Oaks at Epsom, holding every chance a furlong from home before being unable to find any extra close home.

Oaks run stands out

The daughter of Dubawi was also far from disgraced when sixth to Legatissimo in the Group 1 Nassau Stakes at Goodwood when denied a clear run and badly hampered, and ran well to be fourth in a Group 2 at the Curragh on her final start last season.

Such form in those races, especially the Oaks run, read extremely well in the context of this contest and Lady Of Dubai now has her first start for in-form trainer Roger Varian.

The lightly-raced four-year-old also looks the type who could have more to offer and, although Lady Of Dubai has not been seen in action for 242 days, the fact that she won first time up last season shows she goes well fresh.