C1 | 4+
Winner GBP £48,204 - 7 runners
1m 1f 209y
Going: Good to Soft
Surface: T
Narrow preference goes to ISRAR (5) despite a below-par performance at Doha in February. He ran well when second tackling the G2 Bahrain International Trophy (1m2f) in November and could do better with blinkers tried for the first time. Although this trip is probably on the short side DESERT HERO (3) must enter calculations on comeback having rounded off last season by finishing third in the G1 St Leger September at Doncaster. It's tough to rule out the talented FLYING HONOURS (4), who looked potentially high-class as a juvenile before finishing lame in the G2 Dante Stakes last May. OKEECHOBEE (6) cannot be discounted.