Mishriff edged out Japanese pair Chrono Genesis and Loves Only You to win the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic and complete a stellar day for John and Thady Gosden.
Team Gosden had already won the Dubai Turf with Lord North and the Lincoln with Haqeeqy - as well as completing a Kempton double - before Mishriff fought off a strong late challenge under David Egan.
Aidan O'Brien's Mogul was backed into 7/4 favouritism on the off with Mishriff drifting out to 4/1, but the market leader was in trouble approaching the final furlong and failed to land a blow.
Mishriff came with a strong run down the outside, but both Chrono Genesis and Loves Only You made him work hard for the win, the victory margin just a neck.
Gosden junior was quick to pay tribute to winning rider David Egan.
He said: “They were two absolutely flawless rides (here and Saudi) from David – brilliant. It sounds sycophantic when you’re sitting next to him. But he obviously made a decision, when he didn’t break as well from that draw, to drop him in. You have to have a pretty cool head to be able to do that in that race.
“Over a mile and a half for the first time, if you try to send him to the lead to get him up there, there’s a pretty significant risk you’re going to end up setting him alight – and the race would be over before it really started.
“So David obviously made the correct decision to drop him in and switch him off and strike when he did. He’s a very versatile horse, and a brilliant and tough horse as well – and he definitely wasn’t for beating today. We’ll take him home and see how he is, and he’ll tell us what he’d like to do in the very near future.”
Put to him that the yard is in great form since the training link with this father was made official, Gosden smiled: “It’s a wonderful start. I think I’ll probably have to retire now!”
Winning jockey enjoying the ride
Egan is enjoying every moment with the Prince Faisal-owned Mishriff.
He said: “I was able to get a pitch at the back of the pack. I didn’t bounce him out of the gates, like I did in Saudi. I did more of the complete opposite – I was very relaxed going out.
“He jumped slowly, which was ideal, and I was able to slot across and have someone on my inside and get a smooth run up the middle of the track.
“He showed a good turn of foot to cruise up there from that position. I thought he was really tough in the last 100 yards – another horse could have easily thrown in the towel. He showed a lot of grit and just about got the mile and a half.”
He added: “I’m just thankful to everyone around me for putting me in the position to be able to ride such a champion in Mishriff.
“He’s so versatile – he can run over any trip on any surface. Any trip for Mishriff, he’s taken it all in his stride. So we’ll take on any trip, and any horse.
“Coming off the Saudi Cup win, maybe some would say the pressure was more immense (for me) – because he had more of a chance and he’s stepping up against top-class horses here.
“But I felt pretty cool – which I probably needed to be, to get him to relax and switch off in the first half of the race.”