Bunting claims Yorkshire Oaks Blue Bunting won her second Oaks of the season in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks today. Trained by Mahmood al Zarooni and ridden by Frankie Dettori, the 1000 Guineas and Irish Oaks winner was held up in the early stages. The 11-4 favourite made her challenge on the far side with two furlongs to run and managed to record a three parts of a length success. Sir Henry Cecil's Vota Nova (9-2), an unlucky loser in the Lancashire Oaks last time, had no excuses here and finished a valiant second. Epsom Oaks runner-up Wonder Of Wonders (8-1) was third, whilst the well-fancied Crystal Capella was well-beaten under Kieren Fallon. Dettori said: "She was in season today, so her mind wasn't exactly on the job - she made it really hard work for me. "She's never going to be flash - ie, winning by a long margin - but she's very hard to pass. "Her form all year has been red hot and she's very tough. "It's up to Sheikh Mohammed, but she deserves to be there (in the Ladbrokes St Leger) if they want to. "She's a very good filly." Victor Chandler were suitably impressed, and cut Blue Bunting to 6-1 (from 8s) for the final Classic of the season. Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: "It was a fantastic effort. "She's such a tough filly - so resolute - and when the second came to her, Blue Bunting wasn't having any of it. "She's really brave and honest. She's a fantastic filly to have won a Guineas, an Irish Oaks and a Yorkshire Oaks on different types of ground. "I've just talked to his Highness Sheikh Mohammed and he said, 'Let's keep all the options open'. "We'll see how she is over the next week or so and then make a decision. "It's not definite that she will run in the St Leger, but it is quite possible. "I would definitely say she'd stay the trip. She wasn't stopping today and the further she went the better she was, so I'm sure a mile and six wouldn't be any trouble to her at all. "She'd have a great chance of winning if she went there. "She's a true star."
