Uncle Hamed found the progressive King Leo far too good at Jebel Ali after making a winning reappearance here last month. Al Nefud had three all-weather runs for Charlie Appleby in the spring, all over further where he led for a long way. ATLANTIC SKY tracked the leader and stayed on strongly to get up close home over 7f last month and the runner-up has won subsequently. He needs to improve again but should do so and gets the vote. Cocobai has run very poorly here the last twice and has questions to answer but Miami Joy, three-times a winner on Polytrack in the UK, can't have been right when tailed off here a fortnight ago.
Uncle Hamed (USA) (9-4) 2nd of 6, 5 1/4l behind King Leo (9-1) at Jebel Ali 6f stks fst in Nov.
Al Nefud 7-4 (9-2) Raced keenly, led and went clear 9f out steadied and reduced lead 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and joined when wandered over 1f out, headed and no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Mandoob (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Atlantic Sky (9-2) won at Meydan 7f mdn stks fst in Nov beating Al Maroom (8-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Cocobai (USA) (9-0) last of 6, 33 1/2l behind Faithful Soldier (9-0) at Meydan 7f stks fst in Nov.
Miami Joy (9-11) 10th of 11, dist behind Sendeed (9-11) at Meydan 1m hcp fst in Dec.