G1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai July Cup

After all the will-they or won't-theys leading up to Saturday's G1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai July Cup, it came down to the hardened sprinters and a hardened jockey with No Half Measures (Cable Bay) springing a 66-1 upset under Neil Callan. Campaigned mainly over five furlongs so far, last year's G3 World Trophy winner relished the step up to six to overwhelm Big Mojo (Mohaather) in the last half a furlong and provide Richard Hughes with a first Group One winner as a trainer. "I've got the monkey off my back, that's...

Godolphin's 2,000 Guineas and Sussex Stakes winner Notable Speech will face 14 rivals in Saturday's G1 Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup at Newmarket. Supplemented for £36,000 by Charlie Appleby on Monday, the son of Dubawi will be partnered by William Buick with Oisin Murphy on the Sandy Lane Stakes-winning second-string Symbol Of Honour (Havana Grey). They currently occupy two of the first three spots in the market, with the former expected to go off favourite for the six-furlong feature. William Buick reflected on Notable Speech's tilt at a media event...