Linngari holds the fort

Kevin Shea was seen at his very best on Herman Brown's Linngari as the pair became the first to record successive victories in the Group Two Al Fahidi Fort, the mile grass feature at Nad Al Sheba this evening.

Unable to get to the front, Shea sat in midfield as Celtic Silence set off like a scalded cat in front.

Shea sat motionless until three furlongs out and was able to ease his mount to the front two furlongs out, after which he was never going to be caught

Seihali and Kapil ran on to take the minor placings but a delighted Shea said: "What a horse and he has certainly improved from last year.

"We now know that we can ride him from off the pace and he is a really exciting prospect."

Brown added: "The Dubai Duty Free is the main target on World Cup night and that was a very pleasing effort. We hoped he had improved over the summer and he would have appeared to.

"Kevin has given him a great ride and I am pleased we waited until tonight to bring him back."

Munaddam recorded his second success of the Carnival with victory in the extended six-furlong grass handicap in the hands of Richard Hills, who was never far off the pace on the five-year-old son of Aljabr.

When a gap opened in the straight he was able to ease his mount through and the pair kicked away to give Ed Dunlop a third win from only three runners.

Hills said: "The slow early pace did not help and we endured traffic problems early in the straight but the gap opened he quickened well. He is progressing."

Weichong Marwing and Mike De Kock combined to land the extended mile conditions race on dirt with Limehouse.

Having only his third run, De Kock's horse had clearly progressed from his start in the UAE 2000 Guineas on his local debut, but Godolphin's Blue Sky God was a bitter disappointment.

De Kock said: "He is a lovely horse who just tired last time. Hopefully he can win again."

Godolphin were again denied in the extended seven-furlong grass maiden for three-year-olds, despite saddling three of the seven runners.

They had no answer to Christian Wroe's Seal Point who ran out a impressive winner under Paul Eddery.

Wroe thinks he has a nice horse on his hands and said: "He could be anything and we have been very patient with him. He has the UAE Derby entry, but we will have to wait and see about that."

Eddery added: "For such a late foal, that was a really good effort and he is a nice prospect."

Dynamic Saint, sporting a first time visor, won the 10-furlong dirt handicap under Richard Mullen, denying Ted Durcan and Mooner in a tight finish.

The nine-furlong turf handicap went the way of Benedetti in the hands of Martin Dwyer.

A winner over a mile a fortnight ago, he was always going very well for Dwyer, who took him to the front for a furlong out to score comfortably.