Fast-uno won two out of three in Uruguay but has extra to carry due to being southern hemisphere bred though his stable had a winner with a similar type last week. George Boughey will be hoping Al Dasim can continue his progress after a double at Wolverhampton but he was beaten just under a length by PRINCEVILLE (NAP) at Yarmouth in July and Charlie Appleby has really hit the ground running. Al Khazneh has the benefit of a run here a week ago and the Kempton winner looks best of Saeed Bin Suroor's pair at this stage as Banddar's Southwell victory looks nothing special.
Fast-Uno (BRZ) (8-11) 2nd of 5, 4l behind Leonides (8-11) at Las Piedras 7f stks pol in Nov.
Al Dasim (IRE) 2-7fav (10-4) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in Nov beating Sergeant Pep (9-4) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.
Al Khazneh (IRE) (8-8) 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Long Kiss (9-4) at Meydan 7f stks gd in Jan.
Banddar (IRE) 10-11fav (9-7) Wore hood to post, tracked leader, led going well inside final 2f, clear when shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Pierce (9-7) by 2l, 12 ran.
Kal Barg (USA) (9-0) 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Sharp Army (9-0) at Meydan 6f mdn stks in Nov.
Princeville 5-2fav (9-10) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led again well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 5f (4) pol in Sep beating Agostino (8-9) by dht, 10 ran.
Good Time Gal (IRE) (8-9) 9th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Tiger Nation (9-0) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Jan.
Hunting Lady (USA) (8-9) 3rd of 12, 5 3/4l behind Tiger Nation (9-0) at Jebel Ali 6f mdn stks fst in Jan.
Noor Bano (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) Very slowly away, soon in midfield, niggled along over 2f out, headway and ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final 100yds, 6th of 18, 5 1/2l behind King's Crown (9-7) at Thirsk 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
