Ertijaal (AUS), a Group 1 winner in South Africa, ran at the highest level here and in Hong Kong last spring so will find this much less demanding though Mike De Kock also runs Light The Lights, a Group 2 winner at Kenilworth and the mount of Christophe Soumillon. Sanshaawes is another from the yard and he won a strong handicap here last January before racing in better company where he wasn't disgraced. CHAMPIONSHIP overcame a long absence to win easily here last January and arrives in excellent form having won a Listed contest at Abu Dhabi a month ago. With fitness guaranteed he looks the one to beat. Maftool beat the useful Cool Cowboy here in February and will be better for his recent run while Richard Fahey's Gabrial is a genuine Listed class performer as he showed when scoring at Windsor in June.
Ertijaal (AUS) (9-0) 9th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Werther (9-0) at Sha Tin 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) Yielding in Apr.
Light The Lights (SAF) 40-1 (9-1) 4th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Smart Call (9-0) at Kenilworth 1m 2f gd in Jan.
Silent Attack 6-1 (8-9) Raced wide keen held up, switched right halfway, close up, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Sovereign Debt (8-11) at Doncaster 7f stks (3) gd in Oct.
Long Water (USA) (9-0) 6th of 0, 10l behind Fitzgerald (9-0) at Meydan 1m lst stks fst in Dec.
Dormello (IRE) (9-0) 12th of 0, 37 3/4l behind Fitzgerald (9-0) at Meydan 1m lst stks fst in Dec.
Championship (IRE) (9-0) won at Abu Dhabi 1m gd in Dec beating Shamaal Nibras (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Need To Know (SAF) (9-0) 7th of 0, 16 1/4l behind Fitzgerald (9-0) at Meydan 1m lst stks fst in Dec.
Earnshaw (USA) (9-0) 8th of 0, 16 3/4l behind Fitzgerald (9-0) at Meydan 1m lst stks fst in Dec.
Maftool (USA) (9-0) 9th of 0, 19 1/2l behind Fitzgerald (9-0) at Meydan 1m lst stks fst in Dec.
Gabrial (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Held up, in rear, ridden on outside and struggling over 1f out, never a factor, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Almanzor (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Sanshaawes (SAF) (9-0) 5th of 6, 12l behind Postponed (9-0) at Meydan 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Mar.
Quel Avantage (IRE) (9-1) 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Novis Adventus (8-7) at Doha 1m 4f Grp 3 gd in Jan.