From the only crop of the ill-fated Dubai Millennium, a classic victory would be one of the sweetest--perhaps even the sweetest--yet tasted by owner Sheikh Mohammed.

Sheikh Mohammed's Dubai Millennium (Seeking the Gold--Colorado Dancer, by Shareef Dancer) was Horse of the Year in 2000 in the UAE and champion 3-year-old colt and older male in England. He stood only one season at stud, 2001, before dying from grass sickness while standing in England.

Out of the stakes-winning Deploy mare Zomaradah, Dubawi was three-for-three last year, winning the Dunnes Stores National Stakes (Ire-I) and the Weatherbys Superlative Stakes (Eng-I). Trained by Saeed bin Suroor, Dubawi will be ridden by Frankie Dettori in the race worth £320,000.

Dubawi has one recent trend to overcome--he is set to go off the shortest-priced favorite since Xaar was beaten at odds-on in 1988 and only one favorite has been successful in the last 15 years. That was Zafonic at 5-6 in 1993.

The ground on the Rowley Mile remains "good-to-firm" after Newmarket missed the forecast showers Wednesday afternoon. Fine, warm weather is in the weekend forecast.