Zabeel poised to strike

ZABEEL HOUSE takes the eye in the Lingfield Park For Christmas Parties Handicap at the Surrey venue this afternoon.

James Toller’s three-year-old has failed to sparkle as connections once thought he might, but an encouraging run last time suggests he could now be poised to strike.

The son of Anabaa got off the mark at the second time of asking as a juvenile last year, when a two-length slamming of 1000 Guineas heroine Speciosa underlined his ability.