started slowly, outpaced in rear, wide on home turn, never on terms
soon led, hung right ran wide on bend and headed 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
mid-division on inside, headway over 3f out, ridden hung left and weakened over 1f out
soon outpaced towards rear, pushed along 3f out, modest 7th inside final furlong, never on terms
tracked leaders in 5th, effort 2f out, ridden in 4th and not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly away and went right start, outpaced in rear and reminders over 5f out, headway towards inside over 1f out, 8th and no chance when eased final 100 yards
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden in 6th and not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, ridden and weakened inside final 3f
outpaced towards rear, never on terms
slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, never a factor
chased leader, left in lead 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, held on gamely under pressure, all out
prominent, ridden in 3rd edged left and not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, 2nd entering final 3f, ridden to challenge and every chance from over 1f out, upsides under pressure throughout final furlong, just failed
switched left from wide draw after start, held up well off the pace towards rear, headway towards inside and switched right 2f out, ridden in 5th and one pace inside final furlong
Franklin D made his debut in Listed company at Ascot last year so is clearly held in some regard. He is worth noting on his comeback while Yamllik was beaten only a head at Redcar in October and should figure along with Wolverhampton runner-up Merhoob. The latter's stablemate Hayba and Makzon made only modest debut efforts but STRONG STEPS went close over track and trip on his introduction and he gets the nod for Hugo Palmer's in-form yard with normal progress.
Honey Badger 14-1 (9-2) Dwelt, always in rear, 9th of 12, 16l behind Persona Grata (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) in Oct.
Nelson's Hill 100-1 (8-12) Slowly away soon recovered, close up in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 29l behind Edu Querido (8-12) at Lingfield 1m stks (3yo+) (3) pol in Dec.
Sea Rebelle 100-1 (9-4) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 12, 32l behind Lunasea (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Bernhard (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 13th of 14, 22l behind Yorkshire Dales (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Franklin D (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 14, 10l behind Richard Pankhurst (9-3) at Royal Ascot 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Makzon (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Very slowly away, in rear and outpaced, never dangerous, 10th of 18, 18l behind Mutarakez (9-5) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Merhoob (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly away, in rear, headway 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Algaith (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo nov stks (5) in Oct.
Millpike (USA) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 5f out, well behind final 3f, last of 14, 30l behind Yorkshire Dales (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Rowellian (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 20l behind Winter House (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Sporting Prince 10-1 (8-6) Dwelt, held up in rear, driven 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 4th of 6, 13l behind Starletina (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5).
Strong Steps 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge from over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Entertainment (8-6) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol in Mar.
Western Reserve (USA) Indian Charlie gelding out of Visit.
Yamllik 11-8fav (9-5) Close up, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, just held post, 2nd of 15, hd behind Not Never (9-5) at Redcar 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Thanaaya (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Slowly away in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 6, 11l behind Sugar Boy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn auc stks (6).
Hayba 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Sympathy (9-0) at Leicester 7f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
