Murrayfield won here in January but was runner-up to Pinter at Sharjah earlier and the winner is better off at the weights so should come out on top again. Untold Secret has a recent run to his credit and is reasonably consistent but Centrifugal hasn’t won since 2014, nor has FIRST DOWN. The latter made a successful debut at Belmont that year and though not striking again has dropped to a mark he should be capable of winning from so gets the nod. William Sayle, a winner at Wolverhampton for John Gosden, was having his first start for new connections when attempting to make all over 1m2f at Jebel Ali a couple of weeks ago and with that under his belt looks a real threat.
Bochart 20-1 (9-2) 6th of 16, 9 3/4l behind Above Normal (9-10) at Jebel Ali 6f hcp fst in Oct.
William Sayle 5-1 (9-8) 4th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Hello (8-10) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f hcp fst in Oct.
Kidd Malibu (USA) 20-1 (8-10) 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Silchester (9-7) at Jebel Ali 1m hcp fst in Oct.
First Down (USA) 16-1 (8-6) 3rd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Aleko (8-11) at Jebel Ali 1m 1f hcp fst in Mar.
Perfect Sense 12-1 (8-11) 5th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Above Normal (9-10) at Jebel Ali 6f hcp fst in Oct.
Thaaqib 20-1 (8-8) 11th of 16, dist behind Litigation (8-7) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Nov.
Murrayfield (USA) 16-1 (8-8) 6th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Kowaiyess (9-4) at Jebel Ali 6f hcp fst in Mar.
Pinter 9-1 (9-3) 3rd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Kowaiyess (9-7) at Jebel Ali 6f hcp fst in Feb.
Broadcloth (USA) 6-1 (9-0) 4th of 9, 3l behind Dubawi's Thunder (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f mdn stks fst in Mar.
Mathematics 14-1 (9-3) 12th of 14, 33l behind Cachao (9-3) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Mar.
Untold Secret 6-1 (8-13) 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Hello (8-10) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f hcp fst in Oct.
Centrifugal (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 0, 1 1/4l behind Tobaco (9-8) at Chengdu 1m hcp gd in Apr.
