Beat Baby did well to make all in a handicap three weeks ago though he had the run of the race. Runner-up Speed Hawk has since been well beaten on Turf but is taken to reverse the places. Another Party was a big disappointment two weeks ago after a cracking effort behind Safety Check and though both runs were over 7f this is more suitable and he can bounce back. Krypton Factor is unlikely to ever reach the heights of three years ago when he won the Golden Shaheen though he can never be dismissed here but the 2013 Shaheen winner REYNALDOTHEWIZARD (NAP) continues to thrive and made an impressive reappearance after a long absence, showing that this Dirt surface is no problem for him. He's the one to beat as Rafeej, who returned to land a Listed contest in December, doesn't quite have the same level of form.
Speed Hawk (USA) 6-1 (9-0) 8th of 12, 4l behind Ahtoug (9-5) at Meydan(UAE) 5f hcp gd in Jan.
Machete Mark (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) 12th of 16, 8l behind Fils Anges (9-2) at Meydan(UAE) 7f hcp std in Jan.
Boomshackerlacker (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) 4th of 12, 1l behind Muaanid (8-13) at Meydan(UAE) 7f hcp in Jan.
Krypton Factor 5-2fav (9-7) Led, headed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Hallelujah (8-11) at Kempton 6f stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Oct.
Another Party 10-3fav (9-4) 8th of 12, 6l behind Muaanid (8-13) at Meydan(UAE) 7f hcp in Jan.
Modern History (IRE) (9-0) 6th of 10, 6l behind Safety Check (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 7f Grp 2 (1) std in Jan.
Shaishee (USA) (9-0) 5th of 10, 6l behind Safety Check (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 7f Grp 2 (1) std in Jan.
Beat Baby (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) won at Meydan(UAE) 6f hcp in Jan beating Speed Hawk (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Reynaldothewizard (USA) (9-0) won at Meydan(UAE) 6f 3yo Listed stks in Jan, 9 ran.
Rafeej (9-0) won at Meydan(UAE) 6f lst stks 2yo (1) in Dec, 8 ran.
