Godolphin have the two top weights engaged here. RED GALILEO won this on his reappearance in 2017 and though that was his only victory on Turf in 30 starts this could be the right time to catch him. Ispolini won over 1m2f at Kempton in 2017 and his three runs last year were at Group 3 level. He was outpaced in a sprint finish over 1m4f a fortnight ago and makes his debut over this trip. Appeared finished just behind in that latter event and is another tackling the tip for the first time but Speedo Boy is a thorough stayer who won a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham in November having scored over 2m on the Flat at Ascot in the summer. Jukebox Jive, another winning hurdler, may find this a bit sharp and though six-times winner Rio Tigre arrives in superb form he's never won over the trip. Suspicious Mind has won a dozen races in Scandinavia but takes on much better company.
Red Galileo 100-1 (9-1) 6th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Vazirabad (9-1) at Meydan 2m Grp 2 gd in Mar.
Ispolini 5-4fav (9-1) 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bin Battuta (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f stks gd in Jan.
Appeared 25-1 (8-11) 4th of 9, 3l behind Bin Battuta (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f stks gd in Jan.
Speedo Boy (FR) 9-2jfav (10-5) Shade keen tracking leaders, 3rd and one pace from 2 out, blundered last, 3rd of 15, 7 1/4l behind Champ (11-6) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Jukebox Jive (FR) 33-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 23 1/4l behind Thomas Hobson (9-5) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Rio Tigre (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Jan beating Muzdawaj (9-3) by nk, 16 ran.
Suspicious Mind (DEN) (9-4) won at Bro Park 1m in Nov
