Godolphin have a very strong hand here with five entries. Silent Wave, a Goodwood winner on her debut last May, then ran well in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot though a wide draw gives her a lot to do. Her stable companion CHASING DREAMS has an inside berth and followed an easy debut success at Newmarket with another at Wolverhampton in October. She's likely to make further progress and William Buick picks her over another stable representative, Story Of Light, who looked as though he needed further than this when staying on over 7f at Lingfield. Platinum Star, another wearing the Godolphin blue, won a Listed race over this trip at Ripon but disappointed when dropped back to 5f in the Cornwallis at Newmarket but Raakezz created a good impression when beating subsequent winner Dubai Avenue at Jebel Ali and has a nice inside berth.
Bold Armour (IRE) Dream Ahead colt out of Luminata.
Bullof Wall Street (USA) (9-4) 3rd of 0, 9l behind Youonlyliveonce (9-4) at Jagersro 6f stks fst in Nov.
Colour Image (IRE) 13-8fav (9-5) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Al Rufaa (9-5) at York 7f stks (3) sft in Oct.
General De Vega (FR) (9-4) won at Bro Park 6f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Platinum Star (IRE) 5-4fav (9-1) Held up, pushed along over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Good Vibes (8-12) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Puzzle Elegance (USA) (9-0) 3rd of 11, 6l behind Raakezz (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Raahy Evensfav (9-9) Disputed lead until before halfway, chased winner after, ridden and well held over 1f out, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Electric Ladyland (9-8) at Chelmsford City 5f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Sama Alwatan (USA) (9-0) 5th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Raakezz (9-0) at Jebel Ali 5f mdn stks fst in Nov.
Story Of Light (IRE) 4-7fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken to over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Harrison Point (9-2) at Lingfield 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Youonlyliveonce (FR) (9-4) won at Jagersro 6f stks fst in Nov beating Bullof Wall Street (9-4), 0 ran.
Zabardast (USA) Carpe Diem colt out of Sweet Maya.
Chasing Dreams 2-9fav (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (4) pol in Oct beating Quick Recap (9-0) by 3l, 7 ran.
Feriyal (USA) (9-0) 9th of 15, 26 3/4l behind Final Song (9-0) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Hamama (USA) (9-0) 6th of 15, 16 1/2l behind Final Song (9-0) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Silent Wave 14-1 (9-0) Prominent stand side, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 25, 8 1/2l behind Daahyeh (9-0) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Jun.
Raakezz (USA) (9-0) won at Jebel Ali 5f mdn stks fst in Nov beating Dubai Avenue (9-0) by 5 1/4l, 11 ran.
