Big Three Set To Line Up In QEII Going remains Good at NewmarketDubawi, Rakti and Starcraft have all been declared to run in Saturday´s £200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1), sponsored by Barclays PLC, the all-aged mile championship of Europe. In all six are set to go to post, the others being the stanjamesuk.com Hungerford Stakes (Group 3) winner, Sleeping Indian, the William Hill Poker Grand Prix Strensall Stakes winner (Group 3), Mullins Bay, and Dubawi´s pacemaker, Blatant, who fulfilled the same role in this race 12 months ago.Between them, the big three have netted thirteen Group 1 Races and all have won at the highest level this season. Dubawi was the impressive winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas (Group 1) at The Curragh and the Prix Jacques Le Marois (Group 1) at Deauville in France, Rakti, who won this race a year ago, demolished his rivals with a power-packed front-running performance in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) at Newbury in May, while Starcraft made all for an easy win in the Prix du Moulin (Group 1) at Longchamp. With little to separate them in the ante-post betting market, a thrilling showdown is in prospect as they vie for the crown of Europe´s champion miler.Dubawi´s connections are hoping for some rain and their prayers should be answered tomorrow afternoon. 'It´s forecast to be dry today and tomorrow morning, but rain is due to arrive tomorrow afternoon with the current prediction that we might get five millimetres,' said Michael Prosser, Clerk of the Course at lunchtime. 'I´ve walked the course this morning and, while it has obviously dried out a bit over the last 48 hours since we raced on Tuesday, the going remains Good.'
