Nap Of The Day: One for the locals at York

Just two meetings take place on Sunday afternoon, with a jumps card at Fontwell and a cracking Sunday Series meeting at York. There are a host of competitive handicaps to get stuck into on the Knavesmire, as well as some Listed action in the form of the Garrowby Stakes, which is all part of York's seven-race offering.

Sunday's Nap of the Day comes on the level in North Yorkshire, and I have picked out a fascinating contender in one of the handicaps who was unlucky not to come out on top over the same course and distance at the Ebor meeting.

It's probably fair to say that Per Contra wasn't seen to best effect when hitting the crossbar at last month's Ebor meeting, and he's taken to go one better here over the same 1m2½f trip.

He chased home the highly progressive Dain Ma Nut In that day, an outing that is worth marking up, given that the son of Footstepsinthesand appeared to make his effort prematurely in the straight and allow his rival to come back at him at the line.

That possibly wasn't the first time Per Contra should have got his head in front this season.

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The four-year-old was unlucky in running on a couple of occasions, and it's fair to say that this contest doesn't look quite as competitive.

The gelding is versatile with regards to tactics, as shown last time out, and a 2lb rise for his course and distance second looks on the lenient side given the quality of the race that day.

There's an argument to say Tim Easterby's charge should be much closer to the early favourite, Danger Bay, in the betting market.

The Malton-trained runner has won a huge amount of prize money just by hitting the frame already this season, and after moving from the Ollie Sangster yard in May, he's taken to belatedly get his head in front for his new connections at a venue at which we know he will bring his A-game.

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