Dubai: Godolphin globetrotters Bow Creek and Safety Check join an outstanding line-up of international raiders in the Group 1 Champions’ Mile at Sha Trin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Bow Creek, who is trained by John O’Shea in Australia, will be ridden by Zac Purton while Charlie Appleby’s Dubai World Cup Carnival star Safety Check will have the services of leading Australian jockey James McDonald in a high-profile contest comprising some of the world’s best milers.

Bow Creek comes to Hong Kong off a respectable fifth place effort behind Winx in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile on an unsuitable wet track at Randwick on April 2.

O’Shea, who is in Hong Kong to oversee his final preparations, told the Godolphin website: “Ever since he arrived in Australia last Spring we’ve been impressed with him and nothing has happened to change those first impressions.

“He showed some class when he won for us at his fourth run in Australia, his two runs since have been solid.

“He’s immaculate and has settled in beautifully in Hong Kong. He is as good as we can have him.

“He had a slight temperature when he arrived from Australia and took a couple of days to spark up but he hasn’t missed any work and we are excited for Sunday’s race,” he added.

“Our biggest concern is that the forecast is pointing towards a wet track, but I know the Sha Tin track can handle a lot of rain.

Bow Creek also provides Hong Kong-based Australian rider Zac Purton with his first ride for Godolphin, an opportunity he regards as a highlight of an illustrious career. “It’s the first time I have had the opportunity to ride in the Godolphin blue, and it’s something I’ve always dreamed about. I think every jockey dreams to ride in these colours. It’s going to be a special moment for me, and hopefully the first of many,” Purton said.

“Bow Creek ran a credible race when fifth to Winx in the Doncaster on a very heavy track. He was baulked for a run at a crucial time, but once in the clear, he closed it off well. Getting back to a dry surface could see him improve sharply.”

Safety Check makes his first international appearance on the back of two victories at Meydan, the most recent of them being a second successive win in the Group 2 Zabeel Mile.

His trainer Charlie Appleby, who briefly had Bow Creek in his Newmarket stable before that horse shipped to Australia, is also hoping for a dry track on Sunday.

“Safety Check has travelled well and arrived in Hong Kong in good order and reports are that everything is going in the right direction,” Appleby said.

“He worked this morning on the grass and I am pleased with his progress going into the race on Sunday. He was much more relaxed on Wednesday than he had been.”