was going to mow them down". At Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 27 March Mishriff returned to the turf for the 2400 metres Dubai Sheema Classic and went off the 4/1 third favourite behind the Irish colt Mogul and the Japanese mare Chrono Genesis with the best fancied of the other six runners being Walton Street (Dubai City of Gold), Loves Only You and Channel Maker (Sword Dancer Stakes). After being restrained by Egan in the early stages Mishriff produced a sustained run on the outside in the straight and prevailed in a close finish, beating Chrono Genesis by a neck with Loves Only You a neck away in third place. John Gosden's son Thady, who had just gone into a training partnership with his father, commented "Over a mile and a half for the first time, if you try to send him to the lead to get him up there, there’s a pretty significant risk you’re going to end up setting him alight – and the race would be over before it really started. So David obviously made the correct decision to drop him in and switch him off and strike when he did. He’s a very versatile horse, and a brilliant and tough horse as well – and he definitely wasn’t for beating today". Summer On his first run of the season in Europe, Mishriff contested the Eclipse Stakes over ten furlongs on good-to-soft ground at Sandown Park on 3 July. After settling in second place he took the lead approaching the last quarter mile but was soon overtaken and finished third of the four runners behind St Mark's Basilica and Addeybb. Three weeks later Mishriff moved back up in distance for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over one and a half miles at Ascot Racecourse. He raced at the rear of the field before moving up on the outside to make a strong challenge in the straight but was unable to overhaul the three-year-old Adayar and was beaten into second place. At York Racecourse on 18 August Mishriff started the 9/4 favourite for the 50th running of the International Stakes over ten and a half furlongs, with his six opponents including Love, Alcohol Free, Mac Swiney, Mohaafeth (Hampton Court Stakes), Alenquer (King Edward VII Stakes) and Juan Elcano (Wolferton Stakes). He raced in third place as Mac Swiney set the pace before moving up