Spotlight: Just an AW win to his name but it was a big run from rear when runner-up on UAE debut over 6f here; had a tough trip from a wide draw when a beaten favourite since and may be worth giving another chance to having shaped like 7f would suit at times.

Spotlight: Third in a trial before winning rules debut in a Jebel Ali maiden over this trip in December; that form hasn't worked out particularly well and this will be a different test but he has a workable mark for handicap debut and unlike most of these, he's entirely unexposed.

Spotlight: Jebel Ali winner last term over 6f and major step back in the right direction when making up a lot of ground from rear over 6f last month, shaping like a return to 7f was in order; that form has worked out and he has to be high on the shortlist.

Spotlight: 6f Chester winner on debut in May 2024 but no wins since; this mark has looked beyond him in two dirt runs this season and has to prove he's as effective at 7f.

Spotlight: Both wins at this venue including over C&D last term from this mark; solid effort here earlier in the campaign but struggled twice since and stall 13 won't be easy to overcome.

Spotlight: Turf winner in US in 2023; hasn't won since and while he's run some creditable races on dirt here over the last two seasons, including over C&D, he arrives on the back of a low-key turf effort; feasibly handicapped on last year's placed form at least; 3l second of four in 5f Jebel Ali dirt trial last week.

Spotlight: Regular front-runner/prominent racer who won over 1m here last season; struggling to find that level of form on both dirt and turf this campaign though.

Spotlight: Group 3 winner in Uruguay; struggled here last season before hitting the crossbar twice at Jebel Ali over this trip; not in the same form in three runs this term and has stall 15.

Spotlight: Promising run when second of 10 on final start of last season when beaten 1l over C&D; hasn't really threatened this campaign and no signs of a revival on turf latest; plenty to prove.

Spotlight: C&D winner off 70 last season before 6f success off 5lb higher; hasn't quite matched that level so far this term and while he ran well from the front when third of 14 in a turf handicap three weeks ago, he has a tough task for his preferred tactics from stall 12.

Spotlight: Beat a subsequent Group 3 winner over C&D second time out last season and added a Jebel Ali win later in the campaign; may have needed her return behind Heart Of Honor but disappointing twice since, although latest turf run can be excused (better form all on dirt); suspicion she's up against it from stall 14 and O'Shea prefers Guarani.

Spotlight: Losing run since 2022 Abu Dhabi success; some promising runs in defeat here this term but Dobbs prefers Nyaar and he needs to prove he's as effective on this surface.

Spotlight: Three-time course winner with the latest success coming over C&D but that was nearly two years ago and while he returns on the same mark, that race didn't work out particularly well; good chance he'll need this.

Spotlight: Prolific in South America but shown very little in the UAE and has stall 16 to overcome.

Spotlight: C&D winner on last season's return but seems to have completely lost his way since and beaten 22l on return; back on a good mark at least.

Spotlight: Distant third behind Lino Padrino over C&D in December; didn't build on that in Guineas trial and well held on turf since; enough to prove.