The Peter Snowden-trained Scarf ran his last race in Australia on Saturday when he bolted in at Sandown ahead of going to Dubai to race over the World Cup carnival.
Melbourne stable foreman Paul Snowden said Scarf would have his second inoculation on Boxing Day before leaving.
The grey will race in suitable ratings races at Meydan over the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival which runs from January 5 through to the Dubai Cup meeting on March 31.
Stablemates Soul and Dysphonia will also be following to Dubai as will the team’s superstars Sepoy and Helmet who will both race here before they make the trip.
Peter Snowden will remain trainer of the multiple Group One winners in Dubai before they join the Godolphin team and race on in England.
Paul Snowden said Sepoy would probably resume in the Group One Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on February 25 before heading to Dubai for the Group One Golden Shaheen (1200m).
Helmet, who is set to resume in the Group Three CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on February 18, is being readied for the Group Two UAE Derby (1800m).
Scarf, backed from $3.80 to start $3.10 favourite, sat off race leader King Cobweb in the Swettenham Stud Summer Championship Heat 2 (1500m) before racing away to a very easy win.
Ridden by Mark Zahra, the Lonhro four-year-old scored by four lengths from Horsham-trained mare Let’s Be Happy ($6) who had been after her fifth straight city win.
Bocuse ($9.50) was 1-1/2 lengths away third.
Scarf, who has raced in Sydney throughout his career, has now won seven of his 15 starts and Snowden said he was not concerned in the slightest about him handling Melbourne’s left-handed way.
“It was pretty easy for this bloke as he spent his whole two-year-old career down here,” he said.
“It’s pretty much home for him here and he slotted in really well.
“I think about 10 days before he had his first start he went back to Sydney.
“He had a very serious injury after his first start actually.
“He fractured his hind tibia bone which is very hard to do and it is not a thing diagnosed a lot so he spent a lot of time on the sidelines with that and he’s obviously come back a much bigger and better horse.”
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