Andrew Mount’s Myth Busters – Is the Draw the Most Important Factor in the Northumberland Plate?
Saturday’s feature race is the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle, a two-mile heritage handicap run on the Tapeta surface. Having spent much of last week stressing over the likely draw bias at Royal Ascot, is it safe to ignore the draw in such a long-distance contest and concentrate on other factors? Let’s have a closer look…...
