held up, keen, headway on bit over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out
held up mid-division, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside last, kept on
held up in touch until outpaced halfway, kept on from over 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on no impression final 2f
tracked leaders and keen, led halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, outpaced over 3f out, weakened final furlong
led to halfway, ridden and weakened over 4f out
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on final 2f
tracked leader, outpaced over 6f out, no impression final 2f
Blue Buster has obvious claims, with only Rogues Gallery having the form to give him a race in the finale. Mick Easterby likes to get a win or two out of his bumper runners before they go hurdling, and should get another success out of Blue Buster today. The gelding won as he liked on his return at Sedgefield and then lost no caste in defeat against the highly-rated Refinement at Aintree. That form is by far the best on offer and he should prove too good for the ex-Irish Rogues Gallery who was quietly fancied at Newcastle but did not have the assistance of Graham Lee who had picked up an injury the day before. No disrespect to the claimer who rode him instead, but he will get a far more experienced ride here from Tony Dobbin. As for the rest of these, the market may tell us if Sarawak is ready, but he is well-bred and should win in time. On this occasion though, Blue Buster holds all the aces.
