ERTIJAAL enjoyed having his tongue pulled by Brian Finch, a visitor to Abington Place at Newmarket, UK, who posted this photo on Twitter last week, just before Ertijaal and six others were shipped to Dubai for the 2016 International Racing Carnival.

Ertijaal and fellow former South African-based runners Liquid Mercury, Tellina, Mutamakkin and Al Mashooqa, as well as two new acquisitions Eisenhower (USA) and Winkleman (IRE), are presently in quarantine in the UAE, they will spend the next five days there before being released to Mike de Kock’s Blue Stables.

Thanks to Brian Finch (@debutantedancer on Twitter).