[5] On 30 September at Ascot Racecourse Ibn Khaldun was assigned a weight of 130 pounds in a seven furlong nursery handicap and started 9/4 favourite against fourteen opponents.
He was held up by Dettori in the early stages before taking the lead approaching the final furlong and winning "readily" by two lengths from Hurricane Hymnbook.
After racing at the rear of the eight-runner field until the last quarter mile he took the lead inside the furlong and won by a length from the Richard Hannon-trained Redolent.
[7] Ibn Khaldun was expected to run in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Monmouth Park[8] but was rerouted to the Group One Racing Post Trophy over one mile at Doncaster Racecourse on 27 October.
Commenting on the decision to stay in Europe, Godolphin's racing manager Simon Crisford explained that the colt was "progressive, very much so, but perhaps not mentally ready for a trip like that".
City Leader gained the advantage a quarter of a mile out, but Ibn Khaldun took the lead approaching the final furlong and drew away to win by three lengths despite drifting to the right in the closing stages.
He made two appearances on turf at Meydan Racecourse but never recovered his old form, finishing unplaced in the Al Fahidi Fort in February and eighth of twelve behind Presvis in the Jebel Hatta in March.