Benbatl wins Dubai Turf under Oisin Murphy

Benbatl proved much too good for his rivals in the Dubai Turf at Meydan.

Saeed bin Suroor's charge struck at Group Three and Group Two level earlier in the Carnival and although he suffered a short-priced reverse in the Jebel Hatta three weeks ago, he was strongly fancied to bounce back to winning ways.

Oisin Murphy took a prominent position from the start, settling Benbatl on the heels of the free-going South African challenger Janoobi.

The latter briefly looked to have slipped the field rounding the home turn, but Benbatl soon cruised alongside and kicked clear for a facile success. Japanese-trained Vivlos was best of the rest in second.

John Gosden's Monarchs Glen and Aidan O'Brien's Lancaster Bomber were both out of the places.