Racing manager Gary Baiden has stressed that all trainers at Oxford are free to go dual attachment to another track while maintaining their position at Cowley.

The matter arose after Swindon handler Nick Colton became attached to Oxford as well.

Baiden considers it only fair that Oxford trainers have the same chance.

THE racing office feel they have the strongest strength of class for grading for the past three years.

The current strength of 370 is broken down thus: A1 (30), A2 (35), A3 (43), A4 (42), A5 (47), A6 (37), A7 (31), A8 (28), A9 (34), with 43 stayers for the 595m trip.

OXFORD, who included a 595m race in last week's BAGS meeting, intend to include more staying events, which should interest trainers who receive better bonuses on BAGS meetings.

THE Gilly Hepden-trained Firelikeafox is certainly living up to its name by winning six races on the trot.

One more and he will be the first to win seven races on the bounce for ten years.