Dead heats are quite a rarity in racing but memories of Nunthorpe day in 1997 were evoked as Confront and Dream Eater could not be split in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes.

Akmal regained the winning thread with a battling victory under Richard Hills in the Sky Bet Melrose Stakes at York.

Stud failure Kingsgate Native can prove he is the real deal on the track by speeding to victory in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes on the final day of the Ebor meeting.