In a piece for Paddy Power, Tony Mullins expressed his pride in powerful mare, Princess Zoe before taking the trip to Riyadh to compete in the lucrative two-mile race.

Worth nearly $2.5m, the venture, although potentially tough in travel, provided a fruitful opportunity for the horse, which Mullins lauded as a ‘beautiful mare’.

He emphasised the importance of the fitness level of the horse, as he lauded the shape of the mare, who has strong recovery times and proved her recovery times at Ascot last time out. 

Mullins drew from Vincent O’Brien as he underlined his belief that the mar can navigate the journey and will benefit from familiar faces as the horse steps up to the race.