Low draw woe for Stewards’ Cup fancy Zidane after ‘cock-up’

ZIDANE, the ante-post favourite for Saturday’s Blue Square.com Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood, was on the drift after connections failed to send a representative to the official draw.

James Fanshawe’s lightly-raced five-year-old was the 7-1 market leader with the sponsors, and his name was pulled out with plenty of choice stalls left unfilled in the valuable six-furlong handicap.

However, Fanshawe’s yard believed the draw was to take place on Friday rather than yesterday and he had to wait until every other runner had been picked before being allotted the lowest number left.