Silver Charm is set to defend his crown in the $5m Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba on Sunday March 28th.

The grey's trainer Bob Baffert has confirmed the horse in good form after his third in the Santa Anita Handicap last Saturday, and will ship last year's winner to Dubai on March 17th.

Silver Charm is likely to face four Saeed bin Suroor-trained rivals in Almutawakel, Central Park, Daylami and High-Rise, the mount of Frankie Dettori.

Philip Mitchell's Running Stag, who will have a racecourse gallop at Lingfield on Monday, is likely to travel on March 18th.

Dubai World Cup Committee chairman Michael Osborne said: "The race is taking shape, and the quality of the field is exceptional.

"To have the defending champion, Silver Charm, a past Kentucky Derby winner, return to Dubai is great news.

"His challengers include an English Derby winner in HighRise, an Italian Derby winner in Central Park, a Belmont Stakes winner in Victory Gallop, last year's Santa Anita Handicap winner Malek and a French Classic and multiple Group One winner in Daylam, plus Almutawakel, a Group One winner in France last year.

"I am sure we are going to have a fascinating race."

Jockey Jim Culloty will miss both Cheltenham and Aintree and probably the remainder of the season after sustaining a broken arm in a fall at Exeter yesterday.

The Kerrryman, who has ridden 34 winners this season, suffered the injury when his mount, Storm Dust came down at the sixth fence in of the Raleigh Gilbert Memorial Novices' Chase.

Nine men arrested and bailed in connection with the long-running "race-fixing" investigation have a date at Charing Cross police station today, as they find out whether or not criminal charges are to be made against them. Among the nine are jockeys Dean Gallagher, Graham Bradley and Ray Cochrane, as well as former trainer Charlie Brooks.