RAINBOW High can gain compensation for a narrow defeat in last year's Great North Eastern Railway Doncaster Cup by steaming home in tomorrow's Group Three stamina test at Town Moor.

Barry Hills's stayer pressed the leader Far Cry from three furlongs out in 1999 but could not quite get past Martin Pipe's charge and was beaten a head at the line.

The winner had the benefit of being on the rails when push came to shove and it may have made all the difference between victory and defeat.

The margin was even closer when Rainbow High made a bid for glory at York's Ebor meeting two weeks ago.

Although Michael Hills made his challenge on the far rail to hit the front two furlongs out, Rainbow High could not hold Royal Rebel's late thrust and he went down by short head in the dying strides.

Winner of the Jockey Club Cup at Newmarket last October, Rainbow High missed three months of this campaign following his seasonal debut before returning with a fine fourth to Royal Rebel in the Goodwood Cup.

He should now be in the peak of condition and can gain a deserved success in this two-and-a-quarter mile slog.

Swallow Flight can erase the memory of a disappointing performance last time at Goodwood by bouncing back to form in the Group Three G.N.E.R. White Rose Park Stakes.

Being dropped in trip to seven furlongs may have been the reason for thefour-year-old's lacklustre effort and he trailed in fourth, beaten a total of seven and a half lengths by the winner Observatory.

Although the winner is smart, Swallow Flight did not do himself justice.

He is better judged on his efforts over tomorrow's trip of a mile which include an excellent third to Kalanisi in the Group Two Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The Geoff Wragg-trained colt has also won three times over this distance this year and will be a tough nut to crack.

Twelve months ago Astonished ran away with the Tote Trifecta Portland andFrench trainer John Hammond's sprinter can return in triumph in the Kyoto Scarbrough Stakes.

Sir Mark Prescott's decision to step Littlefeather up from six to seven furlongs for only the second time in her career can pay dividends in the Listed Play Scoop6 On totalbet.com Sceptre Stakes (Showcase Race).

His filly was third to Preseli in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh last September on her only attempt at the trip.

Tiger Imp is well worth waiting for in the penultimate race of the day at Chepstow, the Spinney Handicap.

Ian Balding's gelding had run well in handicaps this term before landing a maiden at Folkestone last time and he has little more to do here.