Ears Burning and Nigel McGrath head south today for the Northern Southland Cup. Titan Banner, Captain Dolmio and Ears Burning all have their own story of why a win in race 9 could be considered deserving. For Otago hope Titan Banner, the race is a chance to make up more lost ground after he was denied his chance to compete for Aussie summer riches. The horse was denied the credit of the track record-smashing time and the race win when he was run down by Classie Brigade. Ears Burning has chased his Nigel McGrath-trained stablemate home in the Ashburton, Central Otago and Omakau cup wins.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 11, 2017 01:30 UTC