led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and never going well, always behind
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, hung left and stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra near finish
A fairly competitive, trappy little heat here with Bluebok, Hypnosis, Ryedane and Fast Heart short-listed and we take Yarmouth scorer Bluebok to follow up. That seaside success for Milton Bradley's five-year-old was a fair bit easier than the official distance suggested and with a penchant for fast ground and just 6lb more to defy he looks more than capable. Hypnosis is a model of consistency and with almost two stone less to carry than the selection she will again be thereabouts on a track she enjoys. Ryedane has been hammered by the handicapper for wins both here and at Newcastle and could not cope with the excess at Pontefract last time. He needs a drop before winning again, while Fast Heart runs well very often without winning. He is starting to drop in the weights but will probably need a few pounds more off yet, and Bluebok remains our idea of the winner.
One Way Ticket 7-1 (10-1) With leader, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 6l behind Caribbean Coral (10-0) at Warwick 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Fast Heart 5-1 (9-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Matsunosuke (9-2) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Ryedane (IRE) 5-1jt-fav (8-11) Prominent, ridden when not much room over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5l behind Mr Wolf (9-11) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Brut 16-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Ryedane (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Atlantic Viking (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Outpaced, towards rear, ridden and headway and hung right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Further Outlook (8-13) at Hamilton 5f clm (6) gs in Jun.
Strensall 7-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 9, 2l behind Ryedane (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Hypnosis 9-4 (8-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Buachaill Dona (9-6) at Catterick 5f 3yo hcp (4) frm.
Bluebok 2-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-85 (4) frm beating Malapropism (9-12) by 2l, 6 ran.