Dubai Multiple Group One winner Al Kazeem fell short on his on his return to action at Newbury on Saturday, as Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, saw his colours carried to victory again.

Winner of top races like the Tattersalls Gold Cup, Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Coral-Eclipse during a momentous season in 2013, Al Kazeem was expected to make light of his rivals in the Doom Bar Stakes, but could only finish fourth behind Amralah.

It was his first racecourse appearance after he was bought by the Queen and retired to the Royal Studs in Sandringham. Brought back to action after a lukewarm stud career Al Kazeem was sent off as the odds-on favourite under James Doyle.

But the six-year-old, looking a shadow of the champion he was last season, ran out of steam and trudged in fourth place.

Mick Channon-trained Amralah scored from Vancouverite by a short head, with Nabucco back in third.

Andrea Atzeni who rode the winner told Channel 4 Racing: “There wasn’t much pace, but once he got his head in front he wouldn’t let anyone get by him.

“It was tight. I wasn’t too sure whether I’d won or not, but luckily I did.”

Roger Charlton stood by Al Kazeem and said: “I was really pleased. I thought looking at him before the race he was clearly happy and relaxed and of all the horses in the paddock he was sweating the least.

“James [Doyle] said he felt fantastic going to the start and he came into the race like he was going to win it and travelled up there very smoothly.

“I think, as I was suspicious of and told everybody as he’s overweight, he just got tired, which is fair enough.

“I don’t think one can criticise the horse. He’s only been in training since the beginning of May and that race will have done him a huge amount of good.

“Where we go from here, we’ll see. I was happy.

“I know he was favourite and it’s disappointing for most people watching, but I don’t think you can condemn the horse on that at all. He ran really well, showed all his enthusiasm and will improve.”

Meanwhile, Music Master provided trainer Henry Candy with a first Group-race success when taking the Group Three Al Basti Equiworld Hackwood Stakes.

Fourth in the Golden Jubilee at Ascot Music Master showed a superior turn of foot to outsprint Heeraat racing in the colours of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, Es Que Love by a neck and a short head.

Candy said: “He’s still pretty new to sprinting but I think a race like the Nunthorpe would suit him, as they go flat out.

“He deserved it. He didn’t have much luck at Ascot and this is a bit of consolation. I don’t see why he can’t get even better.”

Kosika, owned by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad, was an impressive winner of the Al Basti Equiworld EBF Breeding Winners Fillies’ Handicap while Saab Almanal landed the Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Maiden Stakes for Dubai businessman Mohammad Obaida.

Kosika was ridden by Franny Norton who completed a profitable Newbury her hat-trick.

“Franny said she was very keen going down but she’s much like our winner last year Galician and it’s a race that clearly suits older fillies,” said Jock Bennett the assistant to trainer Mark Johnston.

“We’ll see what the handicapper does, but I’d say she could go to Goodwood for something.”

James Fanshawe was impressed with his winner Saab Almanal and commented: “It didn’t look it at the time, but I think he had a hard race at York.

“He’s still pretty raw, and we’ll keep things small, but I do think he’s a nice horse.”