George Villiers has been a great servant to the Seemar yard since arriving from John Gosden and though not the most consistent has won in much higher class than this. Grand Bazaar is another former Gosden inmate who won three times for the yard though he's never run on this surface and prefers further. NEW TRAILS (NAP) reappeared after a long break a year ago to land a much better handicap than this and subsequently raced at Group level. He's back on a winnable mark and has been handed the vote. Al Qaqaa won this last year but only had two subsequent starts and hasn't run since New Year's Day. None of the remaining trio can be dismissed.
Grand Bazaar 11-4fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon joined, headed and no extra last stride, 2nd of 10, shd behind Alfred Boucher (9-1) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
George Villiers (IRE) (9-11) 12th of 13, 33 1/4l behind Quip (9-4) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f hcp fst in Mar.
New Trails (USA) (9-0) 11th of 15, 22l behind Manobo (8-9) at Meydan 1m 6f Grp 3 stks gd in Feb.
Al Qaqaa (USA) (8-10) 5th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Desert Peace (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f stks fst in Jan.
Book Review (9-8) 7th of 11, 20 1/2l behind George Villiers (9-4) at Sharjah 1m 2f fst in Feb.
Twelfthofneverland (USA) (9-6) 4th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Quip (9-4) at Jebel Ali 1m 2f hcp fst in Mar.
Daneyan (FR) (9-5) 7th of 0, 4 1/4l behind at Doha 1m in Feb.
