Eight of this field are course and distance winners though not Home Brew, who landed a Listed contest at Monmouth Park in June last year and is top-rated. Al Nefud won his first two races here then finished second behind the classy Hot Rod Charlie in a Group 2 before finishing lame in the 2022 Godolphin Mile. ATLETICO EL CULANO did not win in his first season here but ended the campaign with an excellent third in this year‘s Godolphin Mile when Everfast was fifth and Desert Wisdom and Golden Goal were well beaten. Secret Ambition won the Godolphin Mile in 2021 but never really replicated that form while the three-year-old filly Mimi Kakushi, last year‘s UAE 1000 Guineas and Oaks winner, takes on older horses for the first time.
Al Nefud (9-0) last of 16, dist behind Bathrat Leon (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 (1) fst in Mar.
Atletico El Culano (URU) 66-1 (9-0) 3rd of 14, 6 1/4l behind Isolate (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 gf in Mar.
Desert Wisdom (9-0) 9th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Isolate (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 gf in Mar.
Es-Unico (BRZ) (9-5) 7th of 13, 16 3/4l behind Derma Sotogake (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 fst in Mar.
Everfast (USA) (9-0) 5th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Isolate (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 gf in Mar.
Golden Goal (IRE) (9-0) 10th of 14, 19l behind Isolate (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 gf in Mar.
Home Brew (USA) 11-2 (8-6) Ins,stalk,rail bid,hld, won at Churchill Downs 1m 1f stks fst in Sep beating Creative Minister (8-6) by shd, 9 ran.
On The Warpath (9-0) 12th of 16, 10 1/2l behind Discovery Island (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 fst in Mar.
Secret Ambition (9-0) won at Jebel Ali 7f stks fst in Mar beating Tamborrada (9-0) by hd, 16 ran.
Street Mood (USA) (9-5) 5th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Western Symphony (9-7) at Meydan 1m hcp in Nov.
Tamborrada (9-8) 7th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Count Rostov (9-3) at Abu Dhabi 1m in Nov.
Thegreatcollection (USA) (9-0) 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Secret Ambition (9-0) at Jebel Ali 7f stks fst in Mar.
Mimi Kakushi (USA) 33-1 (8-9) Stalk ins,gave way5/16, 8th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Pretty Mischievous (8-9) at Churchill Downs 1m 1f fst in May.