SOFYAAN, the victim of traffic problems at Newmarket on his latest start, looks set for compensation in the E D and F Man Handicap on the opening day of the Coral-Eclipse fixture at Sandown today.
Sent off the 9 to 2 second favourite for Pounds 5,900 handicap, Sofyaan and Ray Cochrane founding their path blocked at the decisive moment.hill to take third place behind Travelmate, beaten a neck and half a length.
There is little doubt that with a trouble-free passage Sofyaan would have won, and he still features on a favourable mark despite having been raised 2lb by the handicapper.
Baba Au Rhum can repeat his recent course-and-distance victory in the Corporate Services Group Handicap. A good second in a Nottingham handicap in May, tan Campbell's five-year-old disappointed in a similar event for amateur riders at Warwick next time but returned to form in style on his latest start.
Holding a prominent position early on, he took over the running three furlongs from the finish and ran on willingly inside the last to hold the challenge of Desert Time by two lengths.
