With five runners from four different countries, Friday’s G2 Cape Verdi (Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors), the feature on the nine-race Dubai Racing Carnival card, is a truly international affair.
The select field might be in part due to the presence of one of the UAE runners, Romantic Style, who will aim to improve her owner Godolphin’s already excellent record in this AED850,000 1600metre turf event.
They have won it 11 times and Romantic Style could add to that if able to reproduce the form which saw her win the G3 Prix Imprudence at Deauville in April, or her fourth in the G1 Poule de Essai des Pouliches a month later.
“We are very pleased with Romantic Style heading into her seasonal return and her preparation has gone well,” said trainer Charlie Appleby. “This is a starting point ahead of a potential European campaign and, if she runs to the level she showed in the French Guineas, it will make her the one to beat. Hopefully, this can set her up for a good year.”
One of Romantic Style’s opponents, Easywithme, boasts an impressive record of four wins from six starts, since being purchased at Goffs for just €6000.
“She’s a smart little filly, although obviously she has a few pounds to find,” said Norway-based trainer Niels Petersen. “She’s only run six times and she hasn’t done a lot wrong. She ran against the Danish filly [Ultima] but on very heavy ground which she just didn’t handle.
“She’s going to love the ground, love the distance and I wouldn’t be surprised if she picked up a nice cheque.”
