Those who witnessed the UAE debut of the former USA-based KIMBEAR a fortnight ago won't want to miss him here. Runner-up at Grade 3 level at Santa Anita, he cruised round for an emphatic victory and will be very tough to beat. Wild Dude was beaten a long way into fifth and though 8lb better off looks unlikely to trouble the winner, whose stable companion Stunned won over 7f here a year ago when just holding off today's rival Ross. He is better over that trip but the runner-up ran a brilliant race when just failing to catch Second Summer in the Godolphin Mile and that's his target this campaign. Boynton, the 2016 Superlative Stakes winner, has been lightly-raced and hasn't won subsequently due to injury but has a fine pedigree for this surface.
Kimbear (USA) 15-8fav (9-5) won at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan beating Layl (9-6) by 5l, 9 ran.
Boynton (USA) 9-4 (8-13) Took keen hold, raced wide tracked leaders, headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Master The World (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Ross (IRE) (8-12) 10th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Mr Owen (8-12) at Deauville 7f lst stks in Dec.
Silver Look (ARG) (8-10) 14th of 16, 13 1/2l behind Astral Merit (8-10) at Deauville 1m 1f lst stks sft in Nov.
Stunned (9-0) 3rd of 7, 9 3/4l behind Heavy Metal (9-2) at Meydan 1m lst stks (1) fst in Dec.
Wild Dude (USA) 33-1 (9-2) 5th of 9, 12l behind Kimbear (9-5) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Jan.
