Blue Bunting can prove strength of her generation in Yorkshire Oaks

Blue Bunting should find the open spaces of the Knavesmire playing to her strengths as she bids to outgallop her rivals in the Yorkshire Oaks. She only scrambled home by a short-head when taking the Irish Oaks on her most recent start, but Frankie Dettori struggled to get her fully wound up until switching her to the outside that day and, at this track, she ought to have all the time she needs to reach top gear. Not only can Blue Bunting (3.40) confirm the form of her victory over the second, third and fourth-placed horses, but also account for quality older rivals such as Crystal Capella and Vita Nova. There have been a number of pieces of evidence this season which suggest that the current Classic generation is, at worst, on a par with their predecessors. 2.00 DBS Yearling Stakes Numerous strands of form are difficult to tie in, but Crown Dependency 's third-place finish in the Norfolk Stakes ought to give him the beating of most of these on lines through the likes of Bannock and Burwaaz. Connections may have chosen the wrong race for him at Goodwood, as five furlongs at that track proved simply too sharp, but he was flying at the finish and will surely appreciate the step back up to six furlongs here. 2.30 Lowther Stakes The form of Gamilati's victory in the Cherry Hinton has already taken a bit of a battering, so it may pay to look elsewhere. This is tougher than the Group Three which Angels Will Fall took at Ascot last month, but she produced a likeably professional performance and a faster pace ought to enable her to settle better in the early stages. The Irish raider Fire Lily has to reverse Royal Ascot form with Best Terms but showed progression when moved up to this trip last time and looks the danger. 3.05 Addleshaw Goddard Handicap Invisible Man and Pendragon meet again on the same terms as when third and fourth in the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot, but the latter may be capable of turning the form around, given that he had the worst of the draw that day. He will need a decent test of stamina and the lack of obvious front-runners is a slight concern but, if ridden a little more prominently than last time, Pendragon can justifiy each-way support at double-figure odds. Vainglory is also of interest now that he is reunited with Martin Lane.