Nad Al Sheba - 6/3/08

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Top class action in Dubai. All win bets. 4.15 Honour Devil Impressed with this one. Easy win first time in dubai but really battled well against Royal vintage lto with the Goldophin runner further behind. There is a line of thinking saying that the other De Kock runner is open to even more improvement on this start and could overturn the form and at the increased trip but for me it was holding Royal Vintage at the end of the great battle lto and can do so again. 5.15 Asiatic Boy Has a penalty in comparison to others but stand out in this race and possibly the only real viable alternative to Curlin for the World Cup. Can go on turf as shown the last summer but better on dirt as it showed in its routes last year and should still be reasonably sharp enough having won late at 6f lto over a short enough trip. Increased trip today should help and should go close. 5.50 Mourilyan Very impressive so far at the Carnival, two wins in handicaps, one with real ease the other slightly harder but it is a horse clearly progressing. That win lto was boosted by the runner up winning. This is a big step up but it is likely to be sharper than some of the other rivals, notably the Germany one and should find improvement from its recent runs and it may be good enough. 6.20 Jalil. Finally fulfilling a bit of lofty price tag. Clearly switch to dirt has worked well and won two handicaps with ease in last two starts, this is a step up and it faces some classy horses here but it is in form and remains open to a fair bit of improvement which will be needed too. Lucky Find so impressive so far at the Carnival rates the biggest danger. 6.55 Admiralofthefleet. Reasonably good for O'brien last year at times when allowed to run on its merit and not using tactics to try and beat Authorized and let George Washingston win and that worked well din't it Aiden? Dee stakes winner before slightly tailing off. Moved to De Kock along with some other O'brien former inmates and fine reapearance over inadequte short trip, should have every chance to go well at longer trip today which will suit.