Dubai World Cup second-favourite Cape Blanco emerged for the first time at Meydan on Thursday morning.
Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore operation have not supported the meeting since 2005 but the sale of the majority of last year's Irish Derby and Champion Stakes winner to Dr Jim Hay has seen an important change of direction.
O'Brien will not arrive until raceday and Cape Blanco had been in quarantine until he stepped onto the course under his big-race rider Jamie Spencer.
The chestnut son of Galileo looked a little sweaty as he emerged but after completing the circuit Spencer said: ‘He's fine. That was just a little bit of work. He's here and there are two days to go so let's see how he gets on.
‘I'm pleased with the draw (four). It's where I'd want to be.’
