Society Rock colt who cost €44,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to a winner over 1m1f. Represents leading, in-form stable on debut and has to be checked out in the betting.
Mukhadram colt who fetched 120,000 gns as a foal and whose dam won over 5f. Easy to back when promising second of eight on debut in a Leicester maiden in October and should be able to build on that on first start as a three-year-old.
Home-bred Archipenko colt who is related to a couple of winners for this yard. Never-nearer third of eight on debut at Ffos Las in September and has been gelded since. Stable in good form.
By Poet's Voice, she cost 42,000gns as a yearling and is out of a 1m½f AW winner from a decent middle-distance family. Nearest at finish when fourth of 10 over 7f on debut at Newmarket in October and should be winning races before too long.
Mukhadram filly out of an unraced half-sister to Group One winner Bahri and 7f two-year-old Group Two winner Bahharre. Fifth of 13 on racecourse bow at Kempton in December and should improve. Looks second string to leading owner's Mokammal, however.
Excelebration filly who cost 10,000 gns as a yearling and is a half-sister to a 1m AW winner. Satisfactory fifth of 12 over 7f on debut at Kempton and can do better this time.
Forecasts
Mokammal (2/5), Sea Sculpture (6/1), Poetic Era (12/1), Eddie Cochran (14/1), Sweet Celebration (16/1), Risaala (25/1), Frenchmans Creek (100/1)
Several promising sorts make this an interesting contest. Mokammal and Risaala give their leading owner a strong hand, Sea Sculpture is promising and Eddie Cochran is an interesting newcomer. However, POETIC ERA was a good fourth on debut at Newmarket and that looks just about the strongest form on offer.