BOGART STEALS THE SHOW

Bogart ran out a ready winner of the valuable DBS Premier Yearling Stakes at York for trainer Kevin Ryan and jockey Phillip Makin.

Always in the front rank, the youngster led two furlongs out and quickly put a couple of lengths between himself and his rivals. The 17-2 shot skipped clear to score by a length and three-quarters from Miss Work Of Art, with Gerfalcon and Ewell Place dead-heating for third place.

Makin said: "He didn't handle the track at Goodwood - the ground was also a bit quick - but he's a really nice horse. He has bags of speed, but I'm sure he'll stay further. He gave me a great feel."

Ryan said: "He didn't handle Goodwood at all but Phillip always had a lot of faith in him. He worked him the other day and said to me that he'll win. He bossed the race so he'll obviously go for the other sales race at Doncaster (Weatherbys Insurance £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes on September 8) now."

Navajo Chief (25-1) got up in the dying strides to land the spoils in the Addleshaw Goddard Stakes. Apprentice Harry Bentley got a late run out of the Alan Jarvis-trained gelding to deny Smarty Socks by three-quarters of a length.

Bentley said: "He's such a game horse. The more he went on, the more he picked up. He managed to break so well and has taken me there nicely the whole way."

Jarvis said: "We gelded the horse and left him alone for a while, but I've been very happy with his work over the last week and I had a feeling he was right back to his best. He'll probably go to Dubai again, but I think he's quite capable of winning a Listed or Group Three race."

The Buckinghamshire trainer also sang the praises of the winning rider.

"I've said all along that I haven't seen a kid like him for 20 years. He's been very well brought up and is a fine talent," added Jarvis.

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