Azraff was a smart handicapper for Marco Botti in the UK and made a very encouraging return after a long break at Abu Dhabi last month, though that was on Turf. Doug Watson has four entries and Pat Dobbs has elected to ride Active Spirit despite being on board when Dehbashi beat today's rival Jaaref here a fortnight ago. His mount has a cracking record around here and will have come on a bundle for last month's run so could prove best of the champion trainer's quartet. Interconnection had some decent winning form for Ed Vaughan and will be better for his comeback at Abu Dhabi but the vote goes to Ali Rashid Al Rayhi's TRINITY FORCE, who was brought with a well-timed run to catch Mizbah here a month ago and is just 4lb higher. Midnight Chica, runner-up in February's UAE Oaks, hasn't been seen since tailed off in the UAE Derby the following month.
Azraff (IRE) (8-13) 3rd of 16, 3l behind Shamaal Nibras (9-6) at Abu Dhabi 1m in Nov.
Active Spirit (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) 6th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Galvanize (8-8) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Nov.
Midnight Chica (USA) 150-1 (8-5) last of 16, dist behind Thunder Snow (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 Slow in Mar.
Bluff (USA) (8-13) 6th of 7, 26 1/2l behind Brabbham (8-9) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f stks fst in Dec.
Trinity Force (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Nov beating Mizbah (9-4) by nk, 14 ran.
Nolohay (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) 4th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Galvanize (8-8) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Nov.
Interconnection (9-2) 13th of 14, 24 3/4l behind Empoli (9-2) at Abu Dhabi 1m 3f in Nov.
Dehbashi (USA) 15-2 (9-2) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Nov beating Jaaref (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Tried And True (USA) (9-5) 7th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Empoli (9-2) at Abu Dhabi 1m 3f in Nov.
Snow Squall (9-3) 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Empoli (9-2) at Abu Dhabi 1m 3f in Nov.
Jaaref (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Dehbashi (9-2) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Nov.
