Eye Of Dubai

The Quinn yard has had a productive season with 44 winners on the board, and Eye Of Dubai has been part of that story. The horse has a particularly striking relationship with Ripon racecourse — 2 wins from just 3 visits, which makes it one of those rare course specialists that trainers quietly get excited about. The most recent of those Ripon wins came on 27 September 2025, beating older horses in a Class 2, and jockey Jason Hart — who has partnered the horse in 21 of its 27 races — was characteristically blunt about how to ride it: get it something to chase, let it dig in. Hart noted that the horse does not idle in front and needs horses to aim at, which tells you something about its character. It is a grinder, not a show-off.

Trainer Sean Quinn was enthusiastic after a Class 2 win at Doncaster in November 2024, pointing out that a horse beating older rivals twice at that level in the same season, as a three-year-old, was something to build on. His words have aged well — that Doncaster win was part of a run of three Class 2 victories between September 2024 and September 2025, which is a solid body of work for any horse at this level.

The recent form figures — 8-10-11-7-2-5 — tell a more complicated story. Eye Of Dubai has not won in six races, and those runs represent some struggle to find the front. But horses with a course record like this at Ripon tend to attract attention every time they return. The last win was nine months ago, the itch is there, and the track that suits it best is still on the calendar.