MIKE de Kock was in dominant form on Thursday, winning half of the six races, including the featured Group 2 Al Rashidiya and is represented by Specific Gravity on Saturday -an evening of domestic racing presented by Longines.

Formerly trained in the UK by Sir Henry Cecil for whom he won twice, the five-year-old will be having his first run since September in the featured 1600m turf handicap and his new handler said: “He seems to have settled in well and is working well enough. He will improve with the run under his belt and may need further in time but we think he should a fun horse for the syndicate of owners.

“Thursday was a great night and this is our only runner Saturday – hopefully he can be competitive”.