Doug Watson had an incredible 1-2-3 in this a year ago. The UAE champion trainer runs Second Summer and Etijaah this time and neither can be dismissed. The former looks the better of the pair as he's a Grade 2 winner at Santa Anita and finished an excellent second on his debut here last month then didn't give his running last time. North America has been the find of the Carnival having started out on a mark of 75 and now on 113 following four victories. He had Heavy Metal in second when scoring in January and should beat that one again but SHARP AZTECA looks a different proposition. Jorge Navarro's charge has been making great strides and followed a narrow defeat in a Santa Anita Grade 1 on Boxing Day with an impressive victory in a handicap at this level at Gulfstream. Japan raider Kafuji Take is a prolific winner and ran his best ever race when a close third in a Grade 1 at Tokyo last month. Gifted Master will be better for his run last month and completed a double in the early part of last season including an Ascot Group 3.
Ross (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) 2nd of 13, 6 1/2l behind Heavy Metal (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 fst in Mar.
Farrier (USA) (9-0) 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Zamaam (9-0) at Abu Dhabi 1m 3f gd in Mar.
Le Bernardin (USA) 6-1 (9-0) 8th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Heavy Metal (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 fst in Mar.
Gifted Master (IRE) (9-0) 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Championship (9-3) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Feb.
Second Summer (USA) 2-1fav (9-0) 7th of 8, 16 1/2l behind Long River (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 fst in Mar.
Sharp Azteca (USA) 2-1 (8-6) Shook free,ask,drw off, won at Gulfstream 1m stks fst in Feb beating Awesome Slew (8-5) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
North America (9-0) won at Meydan 1m Grp 3 stks (1) fst in Feb beating Ennobled Friend (9-0) by 7l, 8 ran.
Heavy Metal 7-4fav (9-0) won at Meydan 1m Grp 3 fst in Mar beating Ross (9-0) by 6 1/2l, 13 ran.
Stormardal (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) 4th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Heavy Metal (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 fst in Mar.
Etijaah (USA) 7-1 (8-5) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp lst (1) fst in Feb beating Mubtaahij (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Triple Nine (QA) 14-1 (9-0) 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Long River (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 fst in Mar.
Fitzgerald (USA) (9-0) 6th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Furia Cruzada (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 fst in Feb.
Kafuji Take (JPN) (9-0) 3rd of 10, 1l behind Gold Dream (8-13) at Tokyo 1m stks fst in Feb.
