in touch, went 3rd over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, edged left and kept on one pace final furlong
chased winner over 6f out, until over 2f out, ridden and soon weakened
chased winner until over 6f out, lost place, headway to chase winner again over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and no impression final furlong
made all, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong
in touch, steadied to rear 6f out, not a threat after
EMMROOZ will be hard to beat if he runs to the same level as his close second behind Bankable in a valuable handicap at Nad Al Sheba in February. Khateeb is a serious threat, while Dubai's Touch is a consistent performer that should never be underestimated. However, the last named is on a long losing run and also has a 242-day absence to overcome; so might simply be sharper for the outing. Khateeb, on the other hand, will have benefitted from his reappearance run at Lingfield 25 days ago. He strikes as the biggest threat today. Quite whether this will be his optimum trip is debateable, though. Royal God, a stablemate of the selection, also has to be worth a mention. He won a Listed race in France during his time with Freddie Head, so is obviously not without ability. However, being the mount of Frankie Dettori; it is safe to say Emmrooz is the main hope from Godolphin and this lightly raced four-year-old, who has already proved he can go well after a break; is taken as the one to be on here.
Elna Bright 14-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 14l behind Mister Hardy (8-8) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Docofthebay (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division stands side, hung right and one pace final furlong, 9th of 20, 10l behind Expresso Star (8-12) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) gf in Mar.
Dubai's Touch 50-1 (9-4) Raced centre, in touch, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 28, 14l behind Tazeez (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Oct.
Emmrooz 8-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders; led 200m out; ran on well; headed close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Bankable (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba(UAE) 1m 1f hcap gf in Feb.
Khateeb (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Unnefer (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (2) gf in May.
Royal God (USA) (8-11) 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Vertigineux (9-3) at Saint-cloud(FR) 1m Grp 3 in Nov.