THERE is no direct Irish involvement in today’s ‘Super Saturday’ card at Meydan but there are a handful of interesting British-trained runners who will be attempting to prevent a Godolphin clean sweep in the feature races.

David O’Meara is pleased Lord Glitters has no penalty to carry when he goes for Group 1 glory in the Jebel Hatta, a nine-furlong race on turf.

The eight-year-old grey had 3lb extra to carry when going down by only three-quarters of a length by Zakouski in the Group 2 Al Rashidiya over this nine furlongs on his latest start.

He had beaten Charlie Appleby’s charge by three lengths when they met on level terms in the Singspiel Stakes over the course and distance in January.

“He’s in good form and he likes the track,” said O’Meara. “He ran well there last time out with his penalty which he won’t carry this time, so I’m really happy with him.”

Lord Glitters won the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2019.

Godolphin have won six of the last eight renewals of the nine-furlong turf feature, and three contenders this year include the Appleby-trained pair of Al Suhail and Art Du Val.

Appleby said: “Al Suhail had a setback after winning at Newmarket and subsequently we have had our eye on a Dubai campaign for him.

“His preparation has gone well and he did a nice racecourse gallop at Meydan last week. We are hoping that he can run a decent race with an eye on going on to the Group 1 Dubai Turf later in the month, so we expect him to come on for the run.

“We have no doubt about his ability to run at this level, but he just needs to keep his head together.

“Art Du Val ran a creditable race over this course and distance in the Singspiel Stakes and was also very competitive in the Zabeel Mile last time out.

“We think the return to nine furlongs is going to suit and, while he doesn’t look out of place in the field, he will need to up his game again to be in the mix.”

Royal Marine, trained by Saeed bin Suroor, is Godolphin’s other contender.

“Royal Marine always works well in the mornings, when he shows some real class, but we would like him to start displaying it again in his races,” said bin Suroor.

“He has won at this level in the past, but it’s a case of seeing how he gets on.”