Musabah Al Muhairi is having a tremendous run and had four winners at Jebel Ali last week. Mutarjim hasn't been out since Ripon in August 2012 so the stable's best hopes are likely to rest with Dress Down, who has run reasonably well in similar events over the past few weeks. Sooth Al Ssalam looks ready to win soon after a fair run behind Tarbawi here though Fa'iz, who finished just in front of him, has since been well beaten in a handicap in which Covert Desire ran a fine race in fourth. The latter would be a threat to all in that kind of form. EXPLORATORY was formerly with Godolphin and now hails from a trainer/jockey combination doing very well here. His pedigree suggests he should improve with age and he gets the vote in a tricky opener.
Admirals Braid (SAF) 33-1 (9-6) 9th of 16, 14l behind Waahy (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 1m mdn stks.
Albayan (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) 10th of 14, 7l behind Jamhoori (9-2) at Meydan(UAE) 1m hcp.
Covert Desire 25-1 (9-6) 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Paschendale (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp.
Extroverted 20-1 (8-10) 13th of 16, 15l behind Crackdown (8-11) at Jebel Ali(UAE) 1m hcp in Dec.
Fa'iz (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) 14th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Paschendale (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp.
Lake Hawk (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) 7th of 12, 7l behind Tarbawi (8-11) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f mdn stks in Dec.
Mr Churchill (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) 8th of 12, 9l behind Tarbawi (8-11) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f mdn stks in Dec.
Mutarjim (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 14l behind Ace Of Valhalla (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug '12.
Polyphemus (USA) 66-1 (9-5) last of 14, 49l behind Need To Know (9-5) at Jebel Ali(UAE) 6f mdn stks in Dec '12.
Tailoring (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) 10th of 14, 6l behind Bravo Ragazzo (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f mdn stks in Nov.
Vermeer (SAF) 25-1 (9-6) 12th of 15, 12l behind Fiscal (9-6) at Jebel Ali(UAE) 7f mdn stks in Dec.
White City (USA) 8-1 (8-10) last of 16, 3 1/2l behind Paschendale (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp.
Dress Down (USA) 5-1 (9-6) 4th of 16, 7l behind Waahy (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 1m mdn stks.
Exploratory (USA) 5-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway to 4th over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 11l behind Ostaad (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Oakham 8-1 (8-11) 9th of 12, 10l behind Tarbawi (8-11) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f mdn stks in Dec.
Sooth Al Ssalam (USA) 16-1 (8-6) 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Tarbawi (8-11) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f mdn stks in Dec.