Dubai World Cup 2021: Lord North lords it up in Dubai Turf

Lord North lived as much as his lofty fame as one in every of Europe’s greatest middle-distance horse when delivering an imperious efficiency beneath Frankie Dettori to win the Group 1 Dubai Turf.

John Gosden’s steady star was a powerful winner of the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot final season earlier than he produced encouraging runs within the Juddmonte Worldwide at York and the Breeders’ Cup Turk in Keeneland on the finish of the season.

Extremely regarded and rated excessive, the son of Dubawi did all the things Dettori requested of him to land the distinguished race.

“I had a nice pace and plenty of horse under me,” mentioned Dettori. “He was a handful within the early days however he’s far more cool now and he’s accomplished nothing flawed.

“Perhaps the Prince Of Wales Stakes might be a good option, again.”

Japanese raider Van De Garde was second beneath French jockey Mickael Barzalona whereas the Marco Botti-trained Felix was third within the palms o British champion jockey Oisin Murphy.