Trainer Mike de Kock has three options for Janoobi after his star’s third in the grade 1 Jebel Hatta in Dubai last Saturday. The choices for De Kock and owner Sheikh Hamdan are the $5m Dubai Turf on World Cup night, the grade 1 Kranji Mile in Singapore or grade 1 Champions Mile in Hong Kong on April 29. Interviewed by Turf Talk, De Kock said: "Janoobi didn’t have things all his own way on Saturday but ran a great race and jockey Jim Crowley said he stayed every inch. The Dubai Turf, Champions Mile and Kranji Mile are all possible targets, but we’ll be discussing this with Sheikh Hamdan. "The sheikh enjoys having a strong contingent of runners on Dubai World Cup night so the Dubai Turf is a possibility." Janoobi, a dual Guineas winner in SA, is proving a money-spinner in Dubai as he won the Zabeel Mile prior to last Saturday’s game effort in a race with a purse of $300,000. However, there was huge disappointment in the Jebel Hatta for fans of 2017 Sun Met winner Whisky Baron. Trainer...
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