Saltarin Dubai finished runner-up in this last year and raced in much better company later including a Group 1 where he was by no means disgraced. PAKISTAN STAR was a top-notch middle-distance performer in Hong Kong winning two Group 1's in 2018. However, he never won again and completely downed tools and pulled up at Sha Tin a year ago and Doug Watson gets a chance to revitalise him. For The Top ran in high-class events for Bob Baffert in the USA and when transferred here in January. His close third in a lucrative race in Saudi Arabia in February suggests there's plenty more to come from him. Just A Penny and Casey Jones arrive in winning form but need to find much more in this company.
Saltarin Dubai (ARG) (9-0) 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Matterhorn (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 gd in Mar.
Just A Penny (IRE) (8-13) won at Jebel Ali 1m 1f hcp fst in Nov beating Grand Argentier (8-10) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Casey Jones (IRE) (8-5) won at Meydan 1m stks fst in Nov beating Thegreatcollection (9-2) by ns, 8 ran.
George Villiers (IRE) (8-13) 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Casey Jones (8-5) at Meydan 1m stks fst in Nov.
Zaman (9-2) 12th of 14, 18 3/4l behind Boerhan (8-5) at Abu Dhabi 1m gd in Nov.
Pakistan Star (GER) (8-11) at Sha Tin 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Nov.
Firnas (9-5) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp in Nov beating Big Kitten (8-11) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Montsarrat (IRE) (9-1) 3rd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Just A Penny (8-13) at Jebel Ali 1m 1f hcp fst in Nov.
For The Top (ARG) 40-1 (9-0) 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Port Lions (9-0) at Riyadh 1m 2f gf in Feb.
