Lunar Sovereign to Make 2004 Debut in Dubai

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The 5-year-old son of Cobra King, the mount of Frankie Dettori, is back in the care of Saeed bin Suroor for whom he has twice been beaten at Nad Al Sheba--with a year between those appearances. Lunar Sovereign made a winning juvenile debut in the UK for David Loder on soft ground and has won also on fast turf, so underfoot conditions should not be a problem. His turf form in the U.S. is far superior to his dirt form and he would appear to hold a decent chance, though his grade I penalty will not make life easy in a competitive race in which a case can be made for all 14 runners. Lunar Sovereign hasn't raced since finishing sixth in the Pattison Canadian International Stakes (Can-IT) at Woodbine in October.

The entries for the £200,000 City of Gold Stakes are as follows:
Horse, Trainer, Jockey (Weight)
1--Lunar Sovereign, Saeed Bin Suroor, L. Dettori (131)
2--Dutch Gold, Clive Brittain, D. Holland (124)
3--Clodion, M. Al Kurdi, no rider (122)
4--Compton Bolter, G.A. Butler, E. Ahern (134)
5--Mkuzi, John Oxx, R. Mullen (125)
6--Prince of War, M. de Kock, W.C. Marwing (127)
7--Rawyaan, John Gosden, Richard Hills (137)
8--Razkalla, David Loder, T.E. Durcan (132)
9--Scott's View, Mark Johnston, S.K.M. Chin (132)
10--St. Expedit, R. Bouresly, G. Hind (125)
11--Zurbaran, S. Padmanabhan, M. Du Plessis (none given)
12--Lodge Keeper, N. de Croutte, G. Avranche (123)
13--Al Moulathan, E. Charpy, no rider (111)
14--Swift Tango, E.A.L. Dunlop, no rider (113)