held up towards rear, ridden and headway, when not much room approaching 1f out, kept on final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden halfway, lost place over 2f out
chased winner, ridden 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner
made all, shaken up over 1f out, soon clear unchallenged
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong
steadied start in rear, pushed along and some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace
It is hard to get away from SHABIB in division one of this maiden; the list of dangers include Dice and Muzmin. Barry Hills has got his string in good order at present and Shabib can provide him with another winner. He has shaped with plenty of promise on each of his three starts and he looks to have been found a good opportunity today. Dice showed improved form to finish third behind Definightly back in September in a race that has worked out well. He is returning from a break today and tackling this trip for the first time but he has an obvious chance. Muzmin was well beaten on his debut at Thirsk last year over 1m. He is dropped in trip today but he will need to improve to make his mark. The draw could have been kinder to Chris Wall's Precious Secret, and we will stick with Shabid who can get his head in front at the fourth time of asking.
Global Village (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Hampered start in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 7l behind Quick Single (8-11) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Muzmin (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, out paced over 2f out, ridden kept on same pace over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 6l behind Dr Faustus (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep '07.
Cake Stand 33-1 (9-3) Keen early, held up, never dangerous, last of 13, 21l behind Evasive (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Dice (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, plugged on one pace, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Definightly (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) sft in Sep.
Shabib (USA) 4-11fav (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed post, 2nd of 4, shd behind Secret Society (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Soldier Soldier 50-1 (9-0) Always behind, 13th of 14, 35l behind Captain Dancer (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
The Scorching Wind (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 15, 4l behind Dynamo Dane (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Flirty (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, 6th of 9, 13l behind Lemon N Sugar (9-10) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan.
Love Allowed 50-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, no impression, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Imaam (8-11) at Folkestone 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Mar.
Precious Secret (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 11, 7l behind Cascata (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.