And then, five days before the race, New Approach was declared a certain runner - provided ground conditions are good or on the soft side of good.

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Shahzad picked up a hamstring injury while bowling and had to bat with a runner, while Tremlett was ruled out before the game due to a slight side strain.

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That side of my brain had begun to develop in high school, largely because I was a competitive runner who read books on training and learned to coach myself.

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Bangor, meanwhile, have lost striker Marc Lloyd-Williams - last season's top scorer in the League of Wales and runner-up in Europe's Golden Shoe table of goal scorers - to Nationwide Conference side Southport.

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