Royal Ascot 2012: William Haggas hits form with Sholaan victory The three-year-old sprint handicap over six furlongs, used as a stepping stone to bigger things by great sprinters like Cadeaux Genereux and Sheikh Albadou, is often one of the most competitive of the season but Sholaan, wearing blinkers for the first time, had them strung out like the washing on the soft ground and came home five lengths clear of Gabriel's Lad. "Fair play to Liam," said Haggas, whose main hopes for Ascot are Vow in the Ribblesdale, Sentaril in the Jersey and Fast Or Free in the Britannia. He derserved it. It was his call to bring him back in trip and ride him positively and from what I could see he always looked like winning. Another three-year-old sprinter going places is the David Barron-trained Pearl Secret who beat the more experienced Free Zone narrowly in the Novae Bloodstock Insurance Scurry Stakes over five furlongs at Sandown to make it four wins from four starts. He is owned by QIPCO's Sheikh Fahad Al Thani whose racing manager David Redvers said: "We're delighted he won and without getting a smack. The Nunthorpe at York looks the obvious progression. Sheikh Fahad and his brothers have a strong team for Ascot, particularly juveniles. "Upward Spiral in the Queen Mary is probably our best chance," added Redvers.