STRANGE thing. The stats say that it is an advantage to be drawn low on the sprint track at York, that it is better to race close to the far rail, the inside rail, than it is to race down the centre or towards the stands side.

This phenomenon was in evidence once again in the Sky Bet Dash that Kimberella won on the Knavesmire on Saturday, with six of the first eight home drawn, respectively, five, four, one, six, three and two, of 16.