Godolphin ready to strike again with entries across four races at Meydan

Godolphin are out to replicate last week’s Dubai World Cup Carnival success when they line up 12 horses at Friday's meet at Meydan.

The Royal Blues have again assembled a strong line-up across four races, including the Group 2 Balanchine, the feature event of the seven-race card.

They are strongly represented in the 1,800-metre turf race for fillies and mares by Charlie Appleby’s pair With The Moonlight and Tranquil Lady.

Godolphin have won the Balanchine seven times in the past 10 years.

With The Moonlight, under William Buick, was an impressive winner of the Group 2 Cape Verdi, run over the 1,600m turf trip on her Meydan debut three weeks ago, and she appears the one to beat in this eight-runner field.

“With The Moonlight has come forward since the Cape Verdi and the step back up in distance is going to suit,” Appleby said of the four-year-old Frankel filly.

“She has a penalty to carry [for winning the Cape Verdi] but is clear on ratings and has already won at the track this season. She looks the one they all have to beat.”

Appleby also unleashes an exciting new recruit in the shape of Tranquil Lady, a dual Group 3 heroine and almost 20 lengths ahead of her new stable companion when the pair clashed in the Oaks at Epsom last June.

Formerly trained by Joseph O’Brien, the four-year-old daughter of Australia, looks a fine addition to the powerful Appleby team. James Doyle is in the saddle.

“Tranquil Lady has enjoyed a nice preparation and we are very pleased with her,” Appleby added.

“This will be her first start for us, so we are on a slight learning curve, but we are confident that she will run a nice race. We will potentially see her at her best over further and this will be our first opportunity to get a handle on her