Britain will field a three-strong attack against eight rivals in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Saturday, with the trio all representing a strong chance.

The John and Thady Gosden-trained six-year-old gelding, Audience, winner of last year's Group 1 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury and Group 2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood, completed his final prep on Thursday with a canter around the Meydan synthetic training track.

"It's Audience's first time abroad, but he's taken it all in," said joint trainer Thady Gosden.

"He won the Lockinge over a mile last year and seven furlongs at Goodwood, and he's always had a great deal of speed. You see the build he has; he's a very strong horse with a quick action and plenty of gears. The six furlongs here should suit him well.

"It's very much an open race, as with every race on Dubai World Cup night, they're pretty deep and strong fields, but we'll see how he goes."

Jockey William Buick has a strong book of rides at Meydan on Saturday, and he considers the best could be yet to come for the George Boughey-trained five-year-old mare Believing:

"I was fortunate to come into the ride. I spoke to George [Boughey] about her, and he seems very happy with her. She's been knocking on the door in Group 1s now, and she probably deserves to win one.

"I think the fast ground and the flat six furlongs will really suit her. Sprinters at her age develop and improve physically, and she looks like she's filled out."

The consistent five-year-old came close to Group 1 success last year, recording three successive placings in the Nunthorpe at York, the Curragh's Flying Five Stakes and Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp.

Subsequent to her Longchamp run, she was purchased by Coolmore and with their retained rider Ryan Moore riding in Australia, Buick quickly claimed the chance the opportunity to pick up the ride.

The third runner flying the flag for Britain is the Geoge Scott-trained three-year-old gelding West Acre.

A minor setback kept West Acre off the track until late in his two-year-old campaign, emerging in September 2024 with an eye-catching Newcastle success, a testament to the patience of connections.

"We thought he was a smart prospect early on," said Scott.

Two victories from three outings on the all-weather immediately marked him as a possible candidate for the Dubai Racing Carnival.

His head second on Meydan debut in the six-furlong Al Wasl Stakes in early January inspired a return to five furlongs on his subsequent two outings, with the gelding powering clear under jockey Callum Shepherd in both the Group 2 Blue Point Sprint and the Group 3 Nad Al Sheba Sprint.

The Al Quoz Sprint marks a return to six furlongs, a trip that has seen West Acre's only two career defeats.

"I know he's been beaten twice over six furlongs now, but I think that's really more due to circumstances than anything. His race record would suggest he's better over five furlongs, but he's been a very strong finisher. He was very strong over the line in Meydan on both occasions, and Callum Shepherd is adamant that the six furlongs will be no issue whatsoever.

"I'm looking forward to seeing how it how it turns out. He's trained in that climate, and he's raced on that track.

"He has done very well; he's improved since he arrived in Dubai."