Senior Investment, third in last year's Preakness, hasn't run up to that kind of form subsequently though did manage a second place in a Group 3 at Aqueduct later that year. Saltarin Dubai was in cracking form at this time a year ago, winning a Listed handicap over the course and distance, though he's another who hasn't gone on from there and could only finish a long way fourth last time when Tried And True was beaten 10 lengths into second behind New Trails. The latter had won easily at Jebel Ali and reversed an earlier defeat by KEY BID but there are reasons to believe Fernando Jara's mount can come out on top this time. He was never in the race with a realistic chance last time but stayed on stoutly in the straight and the longer trip is in his favour. The South Korea-trained Dolkong will find this easier than the Group 2 he ran in on his debut here.
Senior Investment (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Stdy early,mv btw,fade, 5th of 9, 14l behind Rocketry (8-10) at Churchill Downs 1m 6f fst in Nov.
Aquarium 10-1 (9-8) Keen towards rear on inside, good headway tracking leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Dukhan (8-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Saltarin Dubai (ARG) 11-2 (9-0) 4th of 11, 14 3/4l behind New Trails (8-7) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.
Dolkong (USA) 66-1 (9-0) 6th of 9, 17 1/2l behind North America (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 stks fst in Jan.
Tried And True (USA) 13-2 (8-5) 2nd of 11, 11l behind New Trails (8-7) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.
Montsarrat (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) 7th of 11, 18l behind New Trails (8-7) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.
Mystique Moon (9-11) won at Sharjah 1m fst in Dec beating Pillar Of Society (9-11) by 1 3/4l, 15 ran.
Key Bid 16-1 (8-5) 3rd of 11, 13 1/4l behind New Trails (8-7) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.
Welsh Lord 9-1 (8-5) 5th of 11, 16 3/4l behind New Trails (8-7) at Meydan 1m 1f hcp fst in Jan.
