Off-colour War Artist's Dubai target

James Eustace hopes sprinter War Artist will bounce back from a disappointing showing in the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint by picking up some big prize money in Dubai.

The Newmarket hander is aiming the seven-year-old at the $1million Al Quoz Sprint, which will be held at the new Meydan racecourse on Dubai World Cup night in March.

The stable star won the Gldene Peitsche at Baden-Baden last August and was just touched off in the Prix de l'Abbeye last season. War Artist finished down the field in Hong Kong last month when beaten by a poor draw. Eustace said: "He was a bit disappointing and didn't handle the bend but it was a good experience to go there and now we're looking at going to Dubai.

"He will be trained for the six-furlong Al Quoz Sprint and then he'll have a break. He may not be back in time for Royal Ascot but the July Cup is still a possibility, though. I think we'll look towards the Goldene Peitsche again in the long term."

Today's meeting at Newbury was called off this morning because of snow, while tomorrow's fixture at Ludlow was subject to a 12pm inspection today.