Doug Watson has four runners here, three of them winners over the course and distance. ETIJAAH won the race a year ago on his reappearance and though 9lb higher he continued to improve throughout the campaign ending with a victory at Al Ain. Jeeraan may prove next best of his stable companions as he started a short-priced favourite in that race a year ago and though well beaten showed the run to be all wrong by scoring next time. Press Room may just need this after a very long absence though his victories early last year were in good company while Untold Secret ran in Listed company last August after landing a little race at Deauville for Andre Fabre. Handsome Man's best form has been over much further.
Storm Belt (USA) (9-0) 8th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Special Fighter (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) fst in Mar.
Interpret (USA) (9-0) 6th of 0, 7 3/4l behind Haatheq (9-0) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f lst stks in Feb.
Jeeraan (USA) 20-1 (8-6) 12th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Battersea (8-5) at Meydan 1m 6f hcp gd in Feb.
Etijaah (USA) (9-4) 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Brabbham (8-6) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Feb.
Handsome Man (IRE) (8-9) 6th of 0, 13 1/4l behind Mizbah (8-6) at Jebel Ali 1m 1f stks fst in Mar.
Untold Secret (9-2) 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Meteoric (8-11) at Clairefontaine 1m 1f lst stks gs in Aug.
Zain Eagle 4-1jfav (9-1) 8th of 12, 23 3/4l behind Jeeraan (9-1) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Dec.
Press Room (USA) 7-4fav (9-4) 6th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Insaany (9-2) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f hcp fst in Mar.
Sharpalo (FR) (9-3) 14th of 18, 17 1/2l behind Yume (8-13) at Deauville 7f hcp gd in May.
Tribalism (USA) (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 1f hcp gd in Apr.
