Pat Cosgrave, who has had 13 winners since the season started a month ago, is on board Secret Ambition and his mount, who was in excellent form throughout last season, badly needed his comeback last month though is badly drawn. Lytham St Annes, an Epsom juvenile winner for David Simcock, made a bold bid to make all on his reappearance and only succumbed in the closing stages so should be ready for this. His stable companion Drafted was highly tried in the USA after making a successful debut at Keeneland and, like MISTER PARMA, returns after a long break. The latter made a successful debut here in February of last year then defied a long absence to land a handicap so he clearly goes well fresh and is at the right end of the weights. Trenches, a winner at Newmarket for Godolphin last year, defied a long absence to run well behind Pit Stop here a month ago and along with Bois De Boulogne, a winner for John Gosden at Kempton in February, makes this a competitive handicap.
Mind That Boy (IRE) (8-13) last of 11, 31 1/4l behind Cosmo Charlie (9-4) at Meydan 1m fst in Nov.
Drafted (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Stumbled start,4wd str, last of 6, 18l behind Klimt (8-8) at Del Mar 6f stks fst in Aug.
Tafaakhor (IRE) 10-3fav (9-2) Held up in rear, keen, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 7 1/2l behind Naval Warfare (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Lytham St Annes (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) 3rd of 14, 2l behind Thegreatcollection (9-5) at Meydan 7f hcp fst in Nov.
Midlander (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) 8th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Almanaara (8-5) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Nov.
Milton (USA) 14-1 (9-6) 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Pit Stop (9-1) at Meydan 7f hcp fst in Nov.
Secret Ambition 5-1jfav (8-10) 9th of 13, dist behind Galvanize (8-8) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Nov.
Ocean Telegraph (USA) 20-1 (8-10) 14th of 15, 29 1/2l behind Bochart (8-7) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Mar.
Trenches (USA) 8-1 (9-4) 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Pit Stop (9-1) at Meydan 7f hcp fst in Nov.
Bois De Boulogne (USA) 6-5fav (8-9) Mid-division on outside, pushed along halfway, reminders over 3f out, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Flight Of Fantasy (8-4) by nk, 9 ran.
First Down (USA) Evensfav (9-7) 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Ejbaar (9-8) at Jebel Ali 5f hcp fst in Dec.
Mister Parma (IRE) (9-5) won at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Nov beating Alraased (8-5) by 1l, 14 ran.
Power Crazy (USA) 4-1fav (9-4) 6th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Prepared (8-7) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Feb.
Strong Chemistry 25-1 (9-6) 3rd of 10, 7 3/4l behind Moosir (8-9) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Nov.
Rocket Power 3-1jfav (8-9) 5th of 9, 7l behind Almanaara (8-5) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Nov.
Sea Skimmer (9-6) won at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Nov beating Arcarius (9-6) by 4l, 16 ran.
Ahlan Emarati (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) 5th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Moosir (8-9) at Meydan 6f hcp fst in Nov.
