McPeek predicting bold show from Rattle N Roll at Meydan

Kenny McPeek believes Rattle N Roll has the capability to “shock the world” in the Dubai World Cup, with William Buick booked to ride at Meydan.

The six-year-old American raider has remained in the Middle East since two appearances in Saudi Arabia in the early part of 2025 and with his most recent outings coming over nine furlongs, McPeek is relishing the move up to a mile and a quarter on the Dubai dirt.

“The horse is doing super over there and it looks like William Buick is going to ride,” said McPeek.

“This is a horse who is begging for 10 furlongs and his whole career we’ve always wanted to run him at this distance.

“He didn’t make the body of the race at the Breeders’ Cup last fall when we thought he would run well and he’s been in top form.”

After winning a Saudi Cup qualifier in January, Rattle N Roll was last seen when fifth in the Riyadh feature last month, not far away in the battle for minor honours in a race that produced an epic showdown between Forever Young and Romantic Warrior.

The Japanese superstar Forever Young may prove a formidable nut to crack once again in the Dubai World Cup, but McPeek is ready for the challenge and has the utmost faith in his charge.

He continued: “I think he just got a bit too far back in the Saudi Cup and I think if he was a little bit closer, he would have run a little bit better but he still came on and was only beaten a length for third.

“But over a mile and a quarter and two turns, this is a race where if the pace would set up for him, I think he could shock the world. Forever Young is the one stand-out in the race, but you should never dodge one horse.”