The Group Three Nad Al Sheba Trophy headlines the latest instalment from this winter's Dubai World Cup Carnival with Meydan hosting another valuable and high-quality card on Thursday.

Secret Advisor is sure to prove popular for the day's feature race having maintained his steep upward curve when landing a Listed Handicap in good style over this course and distance last month.

Despite being easy to back beforehand, Secret Advisor stayed on in really good style on that occasion to number the likes of Dee Ex Bee and Mekong amongst his victims and this return to group company is more than justified.

Like so many of Dubawi’s progeny, don’t be surprised if this late-maturing type continues to progress but I’m really excited to see what SPANISH MISSION can achieve as a four-year-old and he has the potential to prove a class above these.

David Simcock’s strapping bay enjoyed a fruitful three-year-old campaign, one which saw him run out an impressive winner of the Group Three Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket last summer before he rounded off his season by scooping a hugely-valuable pot in America.