Good Craic was only beaten a neck in a mile maiden at Sandown in August and though beaten a long way at Jebel Ali last month should have come on for the experience. Tadween became disappointing for Richard Hannon, though his two best runs were on all-weather surfaces. Russian Miner missed the break and never got going on his debut here a month ago and better is expected while Paleolithic showed early promise on soft ground in France and would be a threat if handling the surface. The former Godolphin-trained LOURES had his first run for Maria Ritchie last month and led for most of the way over 7f. With normal improvement, he'll take some catching and he gets the vote.
Chess Master (IRE) (9-6) 6th of 16, 11 1/2l behind Sea Skimmer (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Good Craic (9-6) 13th of 16, 19 3/4l behind Sea Skimmer (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Highlands (9-6) 8th of 12, 25 1/2l behind Igloo (9-6) at Jebel Ali 7f mdn stks fst in Dec.
Loures (IRE) (9-6) 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Rothenburg (9-5) at Meydan 7f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Media Machine Medaglia D'oro gelding out of Margravine.
Ocean Bluff (USA) Bernardini gelding out of Thousand Islands.
Paleolithic (IRE) (9-3) 8th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Tornibush (9-3) at Vichy 1m mdn sft in Jul.
Persius (USA) (9-2) 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Selfie (8-12) at Pornichet 1m mdn in Nov.
Russian Miner (USA) (9-5) 5th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Rothenburg (9-5) at Meydan 7f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Tadween (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Steadied start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Angel Down (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
General Line (USA) (8-6) 15th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Shillong (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Mar.
Goldenground (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) 5th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Halima Hatun (8-5) at Meydan 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Loyal Soldier (USA) Colonel John colt out of Our Eleanor.
Leap Of Hope (USA) (8-6) 7th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Shillong (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Mar.
Wonder Of Dubai (IRE) (9-4) 9th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Mazeed (9-4) at Meydan 1m mdn stks fst in Nov.
Aka Enter Sandman (USA) (9-6) 10th of 16, 13 1/2l behind Sea Skimmer (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Still Life (9-6) 4th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Sea Skimmer (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Libyan Peace (IRE) (9-6) 3rd of 16, 5l behind Sea Skimmer (9-6) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.