Ebor News John Queally's Al Eile leads a strong raid on the totesport Ebor at York on Wednesday. The eight-year-old, who won his third Aintree Hurdle on his last start in April, has been allotted 8st 13lb for the one-mile-six-furlong handicap. Connections of Salute Him face an anxious wait as they need six horses to come out to get a run in the valuable handicap. Tony Martin's charge features among 62 runners at the confirmation stage, but with a maximum field of 20, they need six horses to come out, while Aidan O'Brien's Hindu Kush needs just one runner to pull out of the race. Jane Chapple-Hyam, who won the 2006 renewal with 100-1 shot Mudawin, has left in the former O'Brien inmate Yellowstone, while also giving him an entry in the Lonsdale Cup. "He's in excellent form. I've put him in the Lonsdale as well and then I'll let the owners make the decision," said the Upper Lambourn trainer. "He's going to be nearly top weight in the Ebor, but if he's in the Lonsdale he's on level weights. "I've got to see what goes on soft ground as well because he won the Silver Cup on a soft track over one mile and six, so I just have go through the form over the weekend. "I'll have to go through everything and we'll make a decision on Sunday."
