Long Kiss came with a sustained late run to score over 7f three weeks ago, defying the extra weight for being bred in the southern hemisphere. He's likely to improve again though Godolphin take him on with three entries including the lightly-raced Highbank, who wasn't far behind him when also staying on and is likely to have made good progress. They will be expecting big things of NAVAL POWER. The winner of his first four races including Listed events at Ascot and Haydock, he burst a blood vessel in the Dewhurst and looks the one to beat. His stable also run One Nation, who won a couple of minor races in the summer before placed in better handicaps at Newmarket. Bay Of Plenty looked in need of the run behind Long Kiss and is another lightly-raced type with plenty of scope.
Long Kiss (BRZ) (9-4) won at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan beating Felix Natalis (8-8) by hd, 11 ran.
Al Hajaj (IRE) (9-2) 3rd of 16, 2 3/4l behind Legend Of Cannes (9-2) at Meydan 1m mdn stks gd in Jan.
Bay Of Plenty (IRE) (8-8) 8th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Long Kiss (9-4) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Highbank (IRE) (8-8) 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Long Kiss (9-4) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Legend Of Cannes (USA) (9-2) won at Meydan 1m mdn stks gd in Jan beating Sharar (9-2) by 2l, 16 ran.
Naval Power 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along and lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Chaldean (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Nopoli (9-0) won at Jebel Ali 1m mdn fst in Jan beating Mouneef (9-0) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
One Nation 5-2fav (9-9) In touch in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Castle Way (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f (2) gd in Oct.
Slava Ukraini (DEN) (9-7) won at Klampenborg 1m 1f sft in Nov beating Macia (8-11) by 11l, 6 ran.
