Back to the Dirt track and a good opportunity for ETIJAAH to continue his winning ways. Doug Watson's charge turned a Listed contest here last month into a procession and though having to concede weight all round should be up to the task. Runner-up Barreesh looks held but Frankyfourfingers, a Group 2 winner in 2015, competed at a very high level last season and bounced back to winning form with a comfortable victory at Jebel Ali. Active Spirit looks a real threat as won here in February and again last month where he made all for an impressive victory. It's difficult to know what to make of Ply, who completed a Kempton handicap hat-trick for Roger Charlton in the autumn, but Alabaster beat the selection here a year ago and is better off at the weights, though the positions were reversed a couple of weeks later.
Etijaah (USA) (9-0) won at Meydan 1m 2f lst stks fst in Dec beating Barreesh (9-0) by 6l, 13 ran.
Frankyfourfingers (FR) (9-2) won at Jebel Ali 1m stks fst in Dec beating Claim The Roses (8-5) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Saltarin Dubai (ARG) (9-6) 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Cosmo Charlie (9-4) at Meydan 1m fst in Nov.
Active Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp fst in Dec beating Tried And True (8-9) by 7l, 11 ran.
Wild Dude (USA) (9-0) 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Heavy Metal (9-2) at Meydan 1m lst stks (1) fst in Dec.
Alabaster (USA) 8-1 (9-0) 3rd of 13, 7l behind Heavy Metal (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 3 fst in Mar.
Barreesh (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 13, 6l behind Etijaah (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f lst stks fst in Dec.
Storm Belt (USA) (9-0) 5th of 13, 10l behind Etijaah (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f lst stks fst in Dec.
Ply 10-11fav (9-10) Held up, dropped to rear over 4f out, switched left over 2f out, headway on outer from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Royal Reserve (9-6) by 1l, 10 ran.
