Team Godolphin were to the fore on Saturday as Rebel's Romance and William Buick won the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan Racecourse. Shahryar from Japan finished second and Japanese Triple Tiara winner Liberty Island came home in third.

Rebel's Romance is a son of Dubawi out of Minidress, by Street Cry. This is his third G1 title after winning the Grosser Preis von Berlin and the Breeders' Cup Turf.