Zanzamar on Classic trail for De Kock

MIKE DE KOCK appears to have forged another successful partnership with a major owner after the victory of Zanzamar in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial at Meydan.

Making his debut in the desert, the colt is the first horse Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum has had with the South African master trainer.

Ridden by Richard Hills, the 9-4 favourite came with a withering run down the centre of the track to beat the Mahmood Al Zarooni-trained pair of Splash Point and Bridgefield.