steadied start, slowly away, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
held up, headway and switched left 1f out, soon chased winner, edged left towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, outpaced halfway, rallied approaching final furlong, soon one pace
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged right 1f out, staying on when carried left towards finish
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway when not clear run 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never placed to challenge
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Milton Bradley knows how to keep an old stager like BLUEBOK sweet and the veteran trainer's representative is a speculative selection to get the better of Todber and Tyrannosaurus Rex. The last named is a previous course and distance winner who arrives here in good form. However, he looks weighted to the hilt and it will take a good effort from him to prevail from a mark 11lb higher than his previous Nottingham success. Todber has coped well since reverting to the minimum distance and, having shown up well on her reappearance three weeks ago, she can be expected to strip a lot fitter today. There may still be room for improvement from this daughter of Cape Cross, so she is worth a saver if the odds are not too cramped. Others of note include: Molly Two and Rocketball, who are closely matched on recent evidence and are both capable of making a bold bid for glory. The latter has 6lb extra to carry, though. Whereas Molly Two was clobbered with a 10lb hike up the weights for winning here last month and needs to pull out all the stops from her new mark. Therefore, in the search for something fairly treated Bluebok, who has won off 80 in the past, appeals as being worth a punt in a desperate race to fathom out.
Gwilym (GER) 5-1fav (8-12) Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Style Award (8-9) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) gf.
Comptonspirit 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 3l behind Kyzer Chief (8-4) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Bluebok 8-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Drifting Gold (9-4) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
King Of Swords (IRE) 22-1 (8-2) Chased leaders stands side, ridden, no impression final furlong, 13th of 16, 8l behind Mandurah (8-6) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (IRE) 5-2fav (8-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Almaty Express (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Thoughtsofstardom 8-1 (8-1) Held up, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 4 1/2l behind Magical Speedfit (8-4) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) 8th of 11, 6l behind Tudor Prince (8-13) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
The History Man (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Rabbit Fighter (11-0) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Ronnie Howe 8-1 (9-3) Raced far side, chased winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Molly Two (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.
Silver Prelude 11-2 (9-2) Taken to post early, soon led, towards stand side rail, hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 12, 4l behind Super Frank (8-10) at Folkestone 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.
Ryedane (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Raced stand's side, in rear, soon pushed along, never nearer, 8th of 14, 8l behind Molly Two (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.
Fromsong (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 4l behind Brunelleschi (8-10) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Todber 10-1 (9-4) Raced far side, slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 2f out, squeezed through, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 15, 1 1/4l behind Raccoon (9-3) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Lake Chini (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 7l behind Dragon Flame (9-3) at Nottingham 5f hcap (6) gs in Oct.
Molly Two 14-1 (8-12) Raced far side, made all and overall leader throughout, edged right over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr beating Rocketball (8-12) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Averoo 25-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 15th of 16, 12l behind Seneschal (9-1) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Rocketball (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Made all, hung left from over 1f out, driven out, won at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd beating Creative (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
