Kimbear and Secret Ambition, who have met seven times with the score 4-3 in favour of the former, had a couple of battles here last winter with Doug Watson's charge just coming out best by a short-head in a Group 2 in January. Both are fit from recent runs with the latter, who has finished second in this for the past two years, just looking in the better form so he can get the better of the argument this time. MATTERHORN is the obvious form pick after his brilliant victory in the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge last March though he needed his opening run. That could be the same here though his class can see him home. Trancaferro has some solid form in South America with five victories but the remaining pair will need to do more.
Hypothetical (IRE) (9-0) 4th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Blown By Wind (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m Grp 3 stks fst in Jan.
Kimbear (USA) (9-0) 8th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Military Law (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 stks fst in Jan.
Matterhorn (IRE) (9-0) won at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 gd in Mar beating Military Law (9-0) by 5 1/2l, 8 ran.
Oasis Charm (9-0) last of 11, dist behind Lord Glitters (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 stks gd in Jan.
Secret Ambition (9-0) 2nd of 12, 4l behind Blown By Wind (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m Grp 3 stks fst in Jan.
Trancaferro (URU) 1-3 (9-5) won at Las Piedras 1m 2f stks fst in Oct beating Negrone (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
