led, ridden 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, no extra near finish
reared start and rider removed hood late, slowly away, always in rear
in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
raced wide chased leaders, ridden and weakened entering final 2f
tracked leader on inside, ridden and not much room over 1f out, stayed on near finish
keen in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear throughout final furlong, eased near finish
Bluebok finished fourth at Wolverhampton last time and there is not much separating Milton Bradley's veteran with Seeking Rio and Francis Albert on that running. However, the former went close in similar company here on his penultimate start and makes most appeal of that trio. STEEL CITY BOY has dropped 10lb since his last win and is dropped in class after an improved effort at Lingfield recently. Derek Shaw's charge has won five times over the minimum trip on Polytrack and he gets the vote in an open contest.
Thoughtsofstardom 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, last of 10, 16l behind Decider (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Slowly away, behind, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never on terms, 7th of 9, 7l behind You'relikemefrank (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Steel City Boy (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong until near finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Black Baccara (8-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-62 (6) pol in Jan.
Bluebok 3-1fav (8-8) Mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Rightcar (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Lithaam (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 11l behind Shawkantango (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Five Gold Rings (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Led until entering final 3f, weakened 1f out, 6th of 9, 3l behind Stamford Blue (9-2) at Bath 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Raced wide in mid-division, no headway final 2f, 8th of 13, 6l behind Rightcar (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Vertumnus 14-1 (8-11) Pulled hard in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 18l behind Chantilly Jewel (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Seeking Rio 33-1 (8-11) Pulled hard in mid-division, hung right from well over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 12, 21l behind Chantilly Jewel (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Francis Albert 16-1 (10-5) Towards rear, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Downhill Skier (10-5) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol in Jan.
Ten Down 6-1 (8-7) Raced wide, tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 16l behind Black Baccara (8-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-62 (6) pol in Jan.
Billionaire Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Dwelt, recovered to chase leading pair 4f out, until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 8l behind Clear Praise (9-3) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
