Rebel’s Romance is SW199 for Dubawi winning Saturday’s Gr2 UAE Derby (1900m) at Meydan.
Rebel’s Romance went back from his wide draw as hitherto unbeaten Panadol set the speed and then crept closer to a midfield position passing halfway.
Stoked up 600m from home Rebel’s Romance loomed three wide into the home straight and then ran down Panadol (Flatter) to score by 5-1/2 lengths with New Treasure (New Approach) third.
It is the fourth win from five starts for the Godolphin-homebred gelding, trained by Charlie Appleby and also the third stakes winner for Dubawi out of a mare by Street Cry.
Rebel’s Romance is a half-brother to Irish winner Petticoat (Cape Cross), their dam Minidress (Street Cry) runner-up in the Listed Height Of Fashion Stakes at Goodwood.
Minidress is a sister to the Gr3 Nad Al Sheba Trophy winner Volcanic Sky and a half-sister to Rose Law (New Approach), the unraced dam of Japanese Listed winnet Due Process (Daiwa Major).
The granddam Short Skirt (Diktat) won the Gr3 Musidora Stakes at York and finished second in the Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks. She a half-sister to Gr2 Prix de Pomone winner Whitewater Affair (Machiavellian), the dam of Japanese Champion Victoire Pisa (Neo Universe) and Gr1 winner Asakusa Den’en (Singspiel).