Just around the corner comes yet another Dubai World Cup Carnival. The event isn't until March but the accepted list of horses has already been posted and set in stone with names like Dancing Rain, Gordon Lord Byron and Zazou making appearances.

It’s so close, you can almost taste it.

It seems like no time has passed since the dust settled on the 2012 Dubai World Cup meeting last March and already we’re in the clutches of another Dubai World Cup Carnival.

This week saw the final list published of those horses who have been accepted to race for Meydan’s riches and it can finally put to bed the Chinese whispers about who is heading to the desert for next Thursday’s kick-off.

On first inspection, I was somewhat underwhelmed by the quality and quantity of horses listed.

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