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Steven Burridge's winning run in Dubai has continued with WA-bred gelding Captain Obvious winning over 1200m at Meydan.

A son of Verglas, Captain Obvious made it two wins at the Dubai Carnival for the Singapore stable when he proved too strong in the feature event, winning by three parts of a length.

A former outstanding Malaysian based galloper, Captain Obvious has been a revelation since joining the Burridge stables at Kranji in SIngapore.

He is among a small team Burridge is campaigning at Meydan and gave him a second win at the internatiobal carnival after his success with the Stratum three-year-old Dark Matter in the recent 2000 Guineas Trial.

A $24,000 purchase for former trainer KL Chong at the 2007 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, Captain Obvious boasts the outstanding record of 14 wins from just 22 starts. He's won the equivalent of about $1 million.

Captain Obvious is one of three winners produced by the lightly raced Tirol mare Shathor.

Shathor is a half sister to the Karrakatta Plate winner Umah as well as the grandam of the current day Hong Kong sprint star Entrapment.

A half brother to Captain Obvious by proven Group One producing sire Citidancer will go under the hammer at next month's Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale at Belmont.

The colt is in the draft of John Andrew's Alwyn Park Stud.

The 2012 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale will commence on February 14.