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I Am Superman is expected to improve as he bids to win on a third continent in the Zabeel Mile at Meydan after successes in Australia and Ireland.
The classy seven-year-old has six career wins to his name on two continents and he will be gunning for a third continent success in Friday's Group Two feature.
The son of Footstepsinthesand won once at Leopardstown and twice at Naas as a three-year-old for Michael O'Callaghan before being sent Down Under for a tilt at the 2019 Golden Eagle.
He came up short in that hugely lucrative contest, but remained in Australia with Peter and Paul Snowden and went on to claim two Group Two prizes and was last seen being beaten a head in a Group One at Caulfield in September.
Now back with O'Callaghan, who retained an interest in I Am Superman throughout his Australian spell, the gelding i slooking to improve on the two second place finishes at Caulfield in his last two runs.
O'Callaghan said: "We're delighted to have him back and he's settled in well since he got to Dubai. He hasn't ran in four months, but he's in great form.
"It looks a tidy enough contest and we're stepping back up to a mile, which I don't think will be a problem.
"Whatever he does he'll probably improve a shade from it, but he's as good as we can get him without having a run, so we're looking forward to running him.
"We still own him in the same partnership that's owned him since he was a yearling.
"He was sold to go to Hong Kong as a three-year-old after he won three (races) and he failed the vet for something insignificant, which often happens.
"We thought he was such a decent horse we'd send him to Australia for the prize-money, he won over $750,000 down there and he was beaten a head in a Group One on his last start.
"He's as good as ever and I was keen to get him home to go pot hunting with him here this year, both in Dubai and in Europe.
"He's a seven-year-old now and most horses wouldn't still be improving, but his last run was the best run of his life, so hopefully there's a good year left with him and we'll have a bit of fun."
