Race 5 - Zabeel Mile Sponsored By Phi Advertising Stakes (Group 2) - TURF

Smart gelding. Seven wins from 20 Flat runs. Three wins from 7 runs last year. Creditable 5 lengths third of 6 to Carl Spackler in Fourstardave Handicap (15/10) at Saratoga (8f, good). Off 145 days. Respected on return.

Smart gelding. 4/1, first run since leaving D. Watson when creditable ¾-length second of 11 to Native Approach in listed race at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Useful horse. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable 6¾ lengths second of 8 to Measured Time in Al Rashidiya (28/1) at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago, no match for winner. Difficult ask.

Smart gelding. 3 lengths fifth of 7 to Certain Lad in La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (3/1) at Longchamp (9.9f, good to soft). Off 117 days. First run for yard after leaving Francis-Henri Graffard.

Smart gelding. Latest win at Haydock in September. 12/1, 4½ lengths sixth of 9 to Poker Face in listed race at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago, unable to sustain effort. One to consider.

Smart gelding. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 13/2, below form 8½ lengths fifth of 11 to Topgear in Challenge Stakes at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) 84 days ago. Enters calculations.

Smart gelding. Seven wins from 19 Flat runs. 9/4, won 9-runner listed race at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago by 1½ lengths from Roi De France, overcoming pace bias. Has to be taken seriously.

Smart horse. C&D winner. 10/1, first run since leaving Marco Botti when below form 8¾ lengths third of 8 to Measured Time in Al Rashidiya at this course (9f, good) 14 days ago, not ideally placed.

Useful gelding. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, good 1½ lengths fifth of 11 to Native Approach in listed race at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Uphill task.