held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear, effort over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
soon tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
with leader, led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish
led, headed over 7f out, pushed along over 3f out, quickly weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside, no extra
Aiken was well beaten on his debut at Sandown and may need more times, while Musnad hasn't really improved on his fourth at Newmarket in September in a couple of runs this term so this is probably best left to QUAILS HOLLOW. William Haggas' son of Beat Hollow shaped nicely at Newmarket last month, despite looking in need of the run, and is open to plenty of improvement. Number Theory is consistent but thoroughly exposed and likely to find at least one too good again but Palagonia should step up on previous efforts now tackling a longer trip and can't be discounted.
Mill Mick 50-1 (9-10) Keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 11l behind Abdicate (8-6) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Aiken 16-1 (9-3) Slowly away in rear, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 14, 19l behind Arch Fire (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gs.
Musnad (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 9l behind Rave (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Number Theory 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden to chase easy winner over 1f out, no chance, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Good Boy Jackson (9-6) at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Palagonia 5-1 (8-9) Led, driven and headed inside final 2f, soon ridden and lost place, no impression final furlong, 7th of 11, 14l behind Maqaraat (9-2) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Quails Hollow (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) In rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never placed to challenge, 4th of 12, 13l behind Hunter's Light (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.