Dubai: The English 1,000 Guineas (G1) has proved to be a race in which Dubai-owned horses have enjoyed significant success and strong quartet of runners will bid to continue the trend at Sunday’s renewal of the great race.

Leading the assault in the second of Britain’s five Classics is the Mark Johnston-trained Lumiere who bids to give 2015 Dubai World Cup-winning owner Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, a first success in the 1,600 metre contest run at Newmarket’s historic Rowley Mile course.

A winner of two of three starts in his juvenile career, significantly both at Newmarket, Lumiere also finished a noteworthy runner-up in the Group 2 Lowther Stakes at York behind Besharah.

Mark Johnston has always held Lumiere in the highest regard and told the Godolphin website: “While some sceptics question her getting one mile, I am not one of them. There is no doubt in my mind that she will stay the trip.

“She has so much early speed, I can see why some may doubt her, but I can report she has been very settled in her work at home.

“Lumiere is one of my favourites. She is right up there in my top three two-year-olds of all time, now we shall see if she can graduate to the same bracket as a three-year-old. She is already a Group One winner, and a very exciting filly.

Johnston also saddles Fireglow, a three time winner last year, including listed events at Sandown and over Newmarket’s course and distance.

After finishing a solid fourth in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot last summer, the daughter of Teofilo relished the step up to seven furlongs when registering a smooth victory in the Listed Star Stakes at Sandown on her next start.

Another live chance is the John Gosden-trained Nathra, who is owned by leading Dubai construction industrialist Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah whose family sponsor the $2million UAE Derby at Meydan. His string in Britain is managed by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing and Nathra was purchased for Naboodah by The Queen’s racing advisor John Warren.

Nathra won her first two starts last year including a minor event at Newbury by seven lengths, but was well-beaten by 1,000 Guineas favourite Minding in the Fillies’ Mile.

She once again proved her liking for soft ground when justifying favouritism to win the Nell Gwyn Stakes at the Rowley Mile track.

The fourth Dubai hopeful is Sharja Queen, who is trained by Roger Varian for Epsom Derby (G1) winning owner Shaikh Obaid Al Maktoum.

The Dubai-owned quartet face 11 rivals led by Irish trained Air Force Blue.

The headquarters of British horse racing, Newmarket, is celebrating its 350th anniversary as it hosts the Guineas Festival this weekend.