The irrepressible Italian Frankie Dettori is free from quarantine in the UAE and ready to race.
The 51-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of last week's meeting and had to vacate a ride on Real World.
However, Dettori posted on Twitter that he had completed the required time in isolation and is free to get back in the saddle.
He said: "I'd just like to tell you that I'm Covid free after eight days in my room. I can smell the fresh air, the sunshine. It's been difficult, but we passed through through it.
"It's been difficult, but I'm in good health and I'm looking forward now."
USA racing sensation Hot Rod Charlie is the main attraction at Meydan in the Al Maktoum Challenge R2 Presented By The Longines Record with William Buick taking the ride
Among the very best horses the US has to offer, Doug O'Neill's talented charge was third in the Kentucky Derby and second in the Belmont Stakes.
A first in the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes at Monmouth was chalked off for causing interference. He gained revenge in the Pennsylvania Derby before finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
With Godolphin's Charlie Appleby not sending a runner, Buick has picked up a very interesting spare.
O'Neil is readying him for the Dubai World Cup and his assistant trainer Leandro Mora said: "His last piece of work was amazing when he went out alone as we did not want to set him alight.
"The long stretch at Meydan should really suit him and William Buick was very happy when he sat on him."
Buick said: "He looks great and I was very happy with him; it was the first time I had ridden him, he feels like a class horse and seemed to enjoy the Meydan dirt surface. I am looking forward to riding him in a race."
