INTELLIGENCE Cross and Mokarris star among the 18 confirmations for Saturday’s feature £75,000 Group Two Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (2.15pm) at Newbury on day two of the Dubai Duty Free International Weekend.

Intelligence Cross (Aidan O’Brien) bounced back from a disappointing third at Goodwood with an impressive four-and-a-quarter-length victory in the Group Three Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh on August 28.

Earlier in the campaign, the son of War Front was runner-up to Mehmas in the Group Two July Stakes at Newmarket.

Mokarris (Simon Crisford) posted a smooth victory in the Listed TKP Surfacing Rose Bowl Stakes over the course and distance in July, prior to finishing second behind Blue Point in the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes at York on August 20.

Unabated could run for Newmarket trainer Marco Botti after finishing third behind The Last Lion in the six-furlong Group Three Sirenia Stakes on Polytrack at Kempton Park on September 3.

He had previously performed below expectations when ninth in the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes.

Botti said: “We have left Unabated in this morning but we haven’t quite decided if he is definitely running or not. We just want to track the race through the week and see what the likely opposition is looking like.

“He has come out of Kempton well and seems in good form. He ran much better there than he did at York. He stayed on well and almost got second despite being too keen early on and it was good to see the winner [The Last Lion] run so well in the Flying Childers last week.

“His form is good but he needs to learn to settle. There is a chance he could go back to five furlongs for the Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket next month.”

Newbury’s seven-race programme also features two £60,000 Group Three contests, starting with the Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup (1.45pm) over a mile and three furlongs.

The 19 entries include Group One scorers The Grey Gatsby (Kevin Ryan) and Second Step (Luca Cumani), plus the Sir Michael Stoute-trained pair of Dartmouth and Kings Fete.

Exciting three-year-old So Mi Dar (John Gosden) could have her first start since bolting up in the Group Three Musidora Stakes at York in May.

Dual Group One winner Goldream (Robert Cowell) headlines 20 entries for the five-furlong Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes (3.25pm).

Other high-profile entries include Group One King’s Stand Stakes runner-up Cotai Glory (Charlie Hills) and progressive five-year-old Alpha Delphini (Bryan Smart), who completed a three-timer in the Listed Beverley Bullet last time out.

Racing starts at 1.10pm and finishes at 4.45pm, with a Mark Ronson concert afterwards.