Prince return leaves Millman wary

Rod Millman hopes Hawridge Prince is forward enough to maintain his winning run when he reappears in the Weatherbys Bank "Further Flight" Stakes at Nottingham on Wednesday.

The Polar Falcon gelding signed off for 2006 when landing a hat-trick with an

emphatic six-length romp in Group Three company at Newmarket.

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And while Devon-based Millman is pleased with the subsequent progress his

charge has made, he admits this first assignment is a testing one.

"He's had a good winter but he's obviously a horse whose target is the Gold

Cup (Royal Ascot, June 21) and it's very early in the season," he explained.

"Basically, he's a horse that takes a couple of races to come into his own.

I'm not saying he won't run well, but he is giving them all 6lb.

"Normally this race isn't quite as competitive as this and I suppose there

are a lot of trainers using it as a stepping stone."

Among the opposition is Jamie Osborne's Geordieland, runner-up to Yeats in the

Goodwood Cup last year, and The Last Drop, who found only Sixties Icon too smart

in the St Leger.

"My horse is pretty straight but this isn't his Gold Cup and hopefully this

race will bring him along for it," added Millman.