ISPOLINI (NAP) won this in 2019 after landing a handicap a month earlier. He ran in the same handicap three weeks ago but never got into it after being held up off a slow gallop. William Buick will ensure a strong pace here and he can reverse form with Volcanic Sky and Global Heat, who finished in front of him. Away He Goes has never raced over a trip this far but was staying on very strongly over 1m4f a fortnight ago, when Brilliant Light weakened in the closing stages, so is greatly respected.
Away He Goes (IRE) (9-5) 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Star Safari (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp fst in Feb.
Corsen (9-0) 10th of 12, 24l behind Gm Hopkins (9-0) at Abu Dhabi 1m 3f gd in Mar.
Global Heat (IRE) (8-9) 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Dubai Future (9-3) at Meydan 1m 6f hcp lst (1) in Feb.
Ispolini (9-8) 4th of 10, 7l behind Dubai Future (9-3) at Meydan 1m 6f hcp lst (1) in Feb.
Mondain (9-0) 10th of 12, dist behind Saltarin Dubai (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f lst stks (1) fst in Feb.
Volcanic Sky (9-0) 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Dubai Future (9-3) at Meydan 1m 6f hcp lst (1) in Feb.
Yakeen (AUS) (9-1) 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Hyde Park (8-11) at Jebel Ali 7f hcp fst in Jan.
Brilliant Light (8-6) 3rd of 16, 3/4l behind Star Safari (9-1) at Meydan 1m 4f hcp fst in Feb.