FAATINAH (NAP), a very smart handicapper in Australia, made an excellent start here when beating Hit The Bid and several of these over the course and distance three weeks ago. Always travelling well off a very fast pace, he went past the runner-up 1f out and stayed on very strongly. The pair were well ahead of the remainder with the strong-finishing Orvar doing best in fourth - Dutch Masterpiece had every chance but couldn't match strides with the front pair and Marnie James was outpaced. The runner-up is 3lb better off so should get closer while Alfredo Arcano followed his double at Dundalk with a fine effort behind Dream Today a fortnight ago, though that was over 6f and he may get taken off his feet
Faatinah (AUS) 4-1 (9-6) won at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan beating Hit The Bid (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Hit The Bid 7-4fav (9-6) 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.
Alfolk (AUS) 22-1 (9-4) 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.
Marnie James 9-1 (9-1) 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.
Rebel Streak 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, kept on into 3rd final strides, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mr Lupton (9-1) at Newbury 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Sep.
Dutch Masterpiece 12-1 (8-13) 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.
Orvar (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) 4th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Faatinah (9-6) at Meydan 5f hcp gd in Jan.
Mazzini 6-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept gamely finding more to hold off rival towards finish, won at Kempton 6f stks (3) pol in Oct beating Cenotaph (9-6) by nk, 6 ran.
Alfredo Arcano (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) 4th of 12, nk behind Dream Today (8-7) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Jan.