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Dubai: Bob Baffert’s favourite for the Dubai World Cup has been given a less-than-favourable draw for Saturday’s big race.

West Coast was drawn on the outside in Gate 9 out on 10 for the $10 million spectacle at the official post-position selection in Dubai on Wednesday.

“I hope for some good luck and a good break to overcome the draw,” said Baffert.

Dallas Stewart’s mare Forever Unbridled will start from the middle of the pack in Gate 6, and he said: “The draw won’t affect the performance. That post position is fine.”

Sateesh Seemar’s North America was drawn in Gate 2 and Saeed Bin Surour’s Thunder Snow got possibly the worst draw of the lot in Gate 10.


Dubai World Cup Draw

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Gate
Horse Trainer Jockey
1
AWARDEE (USA) M Matsunaga Yutaka Take
2
NORTH AMERICA (GB) S Seemar Richard Mullen
3
GUNNEVERA (USA) A Sano Joel Rosario
4
FURIA CRUZADA (CHI) E Charpy Antonio Fresu
5
MUBTAAHIJ (IRE) B Baffert Victor Espinoza
6
FOREVER UNBRIDLED (USA) D Stewart Mike Smith
7
TALISMANIC (GB) A Fabre Mickael Barzalona
8
PAVEL (USA) D O'Neill Mario Gutierrez
9
WEST COAST (USA) B Baffert Javier Castellano
10
THUNDER SNOW (IRE) S bin Suroor Christophe Soumillon