Gundogdu ended the last campaign with a victory here but was well beaten on his reappearance at Jebel Ali. Muhtaram didn’t run badly here last week but his big pay-day came at Jinma Lake back in May of last year. Tafaakhor won twice for Richard Hannon and ran reasonably well here last season without managing to win. MIGHTILY scored on heavy going for Andre Fabre and finished a close third on Polytrack at Chantilly. In the expectation he’ll handle this surface he looks the one to beat. His stable companion Native Appeal scored at Kempton for Charlie Appleby but was an expensive failure in subsequent runs.
Night Circus (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) 11th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Baroot (9-5) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb.
Mightily (9-2) 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Passion Nonantaise (8-10) at Chantilly 1m 1f stks pol in Nov.
Native Appeal (IRE) 10-11fav (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Jetstream (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Birmano (USA) 33-1 (9-10) 14th of 16, 27l behind Above Normal (9-10) at Jebel Ali 6f hcp fst in Oct.
Busatto (USA) (9-10) 8th of 0, dist behind Quartier Francais (9-2) at Chengdu 1m 4f hcp gd in Apr.
Muhtaram 16-1 (8-7) 4th of 12, 6l behind Pillar Of Society (9-1) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Nov.
Tafaakhor (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Pilgrim's Treasure (8-13) at Meydan 7f hcp fst in Mar.
Bannock (IRE) 28-1 (8-5) 8th of 15, 14l behind Nathr (8-10) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Mar.
Gundogdu (USA) 14-1 (8-13) 11th of 12, 29l behind Silchester (9-7) at Jebel Ali 1m hcp fst in Oct.
Welford 13-2 (9-2) 8th of 16, 9 3/4l behind Above Normal (9-10) at Jebel Ali 6f hcp fst in Oct.
Atta Alla 11-2 (9-6) 11th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Gundogdu (8-8) at Meydan 7f fst in Mar.