Gladiatorus (USA)

Multiple winner in Italy as a 2yo, rattling off six wins from nine starts, four of which came in Listed company, before being edged out in the Group 1 Gran Criterium at San Siro on his final start as a juvenile; defied both an absence of 466 days and a mark of 108 when landing a handicap at Nad Al Sheba on first start as a 4yo and then made a smooth transition to Group 2 company with a fluent success in the Al Fahidi Fort a month later; continued his rapid rise in the ranks when defeating Presvis in the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free on World Cup night; disappointed in the Queen Anne Stakes on his first start for Godolphin but captured the Group 1 Premio Vittorio di Capua when returning to Italy for his second-last start; found the going too firm in the Breeders' Cup Mile on his final outing; best from 7f to 1m and handled easy ground