towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
took kean hold behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon behind
slowly into stride, behind, chased along over 3f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
never better than mid-division
prominent, pushed along when outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong
led steady pace, pushed along and headed well over 2f out, ridden one pace final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up behind leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge when edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, led well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
took keen hold behind leaders, effort over 2f out, no impression
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Unless Yameell proves to be out of the ordinary this is taken to go to Tarraman, who gets the vote ahead of Prime Contender and Munsef. The selection showed plenty of promise on his debut in a York maiden in October when second to Daring Ransom and should be up to taking this before going on to better things. Richard Hannon's Top The Charts improved with every outing last term and has to be respected but is more exposed than most and it will be a surprise if one of his rivals does not improve past him. Barry Hills, who has a fine record at this meeting, is represented by two runners, Astronomical and Prime Contender. Although Kieren Fallon rides the latter of the two, narrow preference is for the former, who has run with credit in two hot maiden as a juvenile and Michael Hills prefers him over his stablemate. John Dunlop's Munsef stepped up on his debut effort when chasing home a couple of useful types at Yarmouth on his second start and is another to consider but Mark Johnston's Tarraman holds solid claims and he gets the vote.
Astronomical (IRE) 7-2 Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 8l behind Pevensey at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (D2) gf in Sept.
Barataria Barathea colt, half-brother to three winners from 5f to 1m2f.
Fullandby (IRE) 9-1 Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Bird Over at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn aut (H5) pol in Oct.
Hattan (IRE) Halling colt, half-brother to 7f winner Luzern.
Mt Desert 7-1 Held up, headway on outside over 3f out, edged right and no headway final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind River Alhaarth at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (D2) gd in Oct.
Munsef 7-1 Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Plea Bargain at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (D3) sft in Oct.
North Shore (IRE) 7-2 Went left start, soon in touch far side, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 13l behind Hanseatic League at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (D3) sft in Oct.
Prime Contender 11-1 Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 5th of 21, 2l behind Bow Wave at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (D3) gs in Nov.
Roman Army (IRE) 16-1 Slowly into stride, keen and held up in rear, headway 2f out, kept on but never pace to challenge, 5th of 15, 7l behind Tawqeet at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (D3) hvy in Nov.
Tarraman (USA) 7-2 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong until edged left and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Daring Ransom at York 1m 2yo mdn (D3) gd in Oct.
Top The Charts 11-1 Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Crosspeace at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (C1) sft in Oct.
Yameell King's Best gelding, half-brother to winners on the flat and over hurdles.
Noorain 7-1 Pulled hard, close up, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 7, 25l behind Mighty Empire at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (D) gf in Aug.
