Dubawi powers to National glory and Derby favouritism

DUBAWI produced a breathtaking performance to run away with the Dunnes Stores National Stakes at the Curragh yesterday and evoke memories of his sire, the brilliant but ill-fated Dubai Millennium.

The Group One contest has often proved a pointer to the following season’s Classics and in recent years has been won by such high-class performers as Desert King, King Of Kings, Sinndar, Hawk Wing and Refuse To Bend.

And judged on his display in yesterday’s renewal, Dubawi could carry on the trend.