Guineas hope Master Of The Seas sunk by Godolphin stablemate Naval Crown

Charlie Appleby and Godolphin enjoyed another highly productive day at the Dubai World Cup Carnival despite seeing their 2,000 Guineas contender Master Of The Seas suffer a surprise defeat behind stablemate Naval Crown on his reappearance in the Listed 1m1f Meydan Classic.

Master Of The Seas, was making his first start since finishing a close fourth in the Group 1 National Stakes at the Curragh last September. That came at the end of a highly successful two-year-old campaign in which he won his first two starts, including the Group 2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket.

Ridden by William Buick, Master Of The Seas was sent off 4-11 but took a keen hold in the early stages and could not reel in Mickael Barzalona on the front-running Naval Crown.

Charlie Appleby: trained a treble in the sixth meeting of the Dubai World Cup CarnivalCredit: Edward Whitaker

Appleby said: "Master Of The Seas is very much a work in progress for Europe. He raced quite keenly which we saw in the National and which he's shown at home as well but the lads have done a good job getting him ready. William said he'll come on bundles for that run."

Master Of The Seas was pushed out to 25-1 (from 16) by Paddy Power for the first of the year's Classics.

Appleby had earlier saddled Bright Melody to victory in the 1m1f handicap and completed a treble when Star Safari won the Group 3 Dubai Millennium Stakes.

The Dubai World Cup could be next on the agenda for the fellow Godolphin-owned Volcanic Sky after he led home a Godolphin 1-2-3-4 under Frankie Dettori in the Group 3 Nad Al Sheba Trophy.

Winning trainer Saeed bin Suroor said: "Frankie was in a nice position all the way and he finished the race well. His options are open now and it could be we take him to the World Cup."

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