Hay List to be vetted before comeback in Challenge Stakes Fairytale return: Trainer John McNair with Hay List, who returns to the track today 10 months after life-threatening surgery. HAY List, the only Australian sprinter to really test the great Black Caviar, will undergo a veterinary examination on-course before his comeback in the Group 2 $175,000 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Warwick Farm today. Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy said he has ordered the inspection to ensure Hay List's fitness as the hulking sprinter was being troubled by a minor hoof problem earlier in the week. Murrihy said trainer John McNair has kept stewards informed of Hay List's condition this week. "We had Hay List inspected on Thursday morning after he had galloped and there was no issue with the horse," Murrihy said. I've got to say John McNair has been in regular contact with stewards but we will have the horse checked over when it gets to the track to make sure everything is in order. Hay List has eased from $2.10 to $2.40 but remains favourite for the Challenge Stakes. The super sprinter's regular rider Glyn Schofield has been battling injury problems of his own leading into today's race meeting. Schofield injured his back at Canterbury races midweek but said after two days of physiotherapy treatment, he was fit to ride at Warwick Farm. Although Hay List is a rising eight-year-old, Schofield believes the gelding has retained the blinding speed and strength which has tested Black Caviar in races like the 2011 T.J. Smith Stakes and 2012 Lightning Stakes. "When I have ridden the horse this preparation in trackwork and his barrier trial, he has improved each time, he's kept making the right progression," Schofield said. It's a shame he missed that second trial but John (McNair) has done a great job with the horse and he is fit enough to win. He will definitely be improved by the run but the race is only 1000m. Hay List has drawn barrier two with Schofield convinced the eight-year-old still has the necessary speed to take full advantage of the inside draw. "It's better than drawing the outside barrier," Schofield said. He's got the speed to settle where he likes. He's usually a very good beginner so I expect we will be right up with the lead and then they have to try and run past him in the straight.