The Uruguay-trained Quality Boone has been in excellent form here and was staying on strongly in the UAE 2000 Guineas over a mile despite having a southern-hemisphere penalty to carry, as he does here. BENDOOG (NAP), who finished just behind in the classic, chased a ferocious pace that day and was done with a furlong out but Tadhg O'Shea may hang on to him a bit longer this time. Conglomerate never got into it and Mujeer was well beaten but Withering, who had been well beaten behind Bendoog over a mile earlier, came out next time and won convincingly over this trip with Secret Image and Violent Justice in the minor places. Get Back Goldie, a winner over a mile at Santa Anita, did well to score over 6f on his debut here and looks a major threat.
Quality Boone (ARG) (9-5) 3rd of 13, 2l behind Azure Coast (8-9) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 stks fst in Feb.
Bendoog (USA) (8-9) 4th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Azure Coast (8-9) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 stks fst in Feb.
Conglomerate (IRE) (8-9) 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Azure Coast (8-9) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 stks fst in Feb.
Final Dance (TUR) (8-13) 2nd of 0, 1 1/2l behind at Veliefendi 1m lst stks hvy in Oct.
Get Back Goldie (USA) (8-13) won at Meydan 6f stks fst in Feb beating Little Afrodite (8-5) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Mujeer (USA) (8-9) 10th of 13, 31 3/4l behind Azure Coast (8-9) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 stks fst in Feb.
Quality Humor (USA) (9-0) 5th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Withering (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f stks fst in Feb.
Sari Dubai (USA) (9-2) 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Bendoog (9-2) at Meydan 1m mdn stks fst in Jan.
Secret Image (IRE) (9-0) 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Withering (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f stks fst in Feb.
Sed Maarib (USA) (9-0) 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Nations Pride (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f stks in Feb.
Violent Justice (USA) (9-0) 4th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Withering (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f stks fst in Feb.
Withering (9-0) won at Meydan 1m 1f stks fst in Feb beating Khantaro D'oro (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran.
Qarnas (USA) (9-1) 3rd of 0, 2 3/4l behind Almuthanna (9-1) at Riyadh 1m fst in Jan.