Lemaire takes Ahlaain ride

David Simcock’s Ahlaain is to benefit from the skills of Frenchman Christophe Lemaire in the saddle for Saturday’s UAE Derby.

It is a long way from a Brighton maiden last summer to a Group Two worth some £770,000 to the winner but the three-year-old son of Bernstein has been given three prior runs on the Meydan track.