Trainer Brett Crawford describes his profession as one in which "the lows are really low, but the highs are exceptional". With his stable in fourth place in the national trainers’ log, this is far from a "low" season for the 46-year-old, but he is understandably perplexed by the loss of form in Dubai of his 2017 Sun Met winner Whisky Baron. The Aussie-bred was expected to run a big race in the grade1 Jebel Hatta, but finished unplaced. Mike de Kock’s dual Guineas winner Janoobi ran a creditable third and now heads for the Dubai Turf on World Cup night (March 31). Crawford had been optimistic of a good performance as Whisky Baron had been working well. So the Zimbabwean-born trainer has decided on a new plan for Whisky Baron: he will not run him on Dubai World Cup night but will rather aim his charge at the Queen Elizabeth Cup in Hong Kong on April 29. Aiming for Hong Kong will give Whisky Baron another four weeks to recapture his form. One man who is headed for the big Dubai meeting...
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