Rock ready to roll in Dubai

John Oxx will apply the finishing touches to Saddler’s Rock tomorrow ahead of this weekend’s Dubai Gold Cup.

Last year’s Goodwood Cup winner, who was third at Royal Ascot, has had one start at Meydan already when staying on for fifth in the Nad Al Sheba Trophy.

Oxx’s assistant trainer Jim ’Slim’ O’Neill said: “His trainer will be here to watch him do his final gallop on Wednesday. You can forget his prep run when he was a good way off a very slow pace.