I didn't read too much into 'company' of the Princess Noor work. Looked like a structured/contrived work where the partner was out to set a soft target.
Once in while Baffert will let two compete in company (e.g. Thousand Words and Cezanne prior to the Shared Belief S.), but his M.O. for prepping stars into Stakes is solo or with a a 'sparring partner'.
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