The Queen Anne Stakes (G1) on opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting will play host to the return of the world’s top-rated horse, Gladiatorus. He achieved that high status after a gate-to-wire win in the 2009 Dubai Duty Free. Trainer Saeed bin Suroor reported that he expects Gladiatorus will come on for the run in this one mile affair, as is the case with most all Godolphin charges emerging from a layoff.
Likely contenders include Paco Boy, eighth in the Dubai Duty Free, Cesare, a multiple Ascot winner, and possibly even Alexandros, third behind Gladiatorus in Dubai.
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Godolphin took possession of Gladiatorus following a winter campaign with trainer Mubarak bin Shafya for Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.