Related Clues:

• Footprint shows retreat of cat and dog
• Back favourites for pace
• Favourites return to stage
• Blue-eyed boys back-tracking a short distance
• Stage in favourite's rise
• Old connection paid into source of power and energy
• Tread the stage
• Part of the procedure for backing favourites
• Measure up cats and dogs?
• Put foot down, knocking over parrots and budgies?
• One has to mind it with dogs and cats about
• Slight progress — bird all gone by Boxing Day commemoration
• Measure - pace
• Tread - stage
• Small distance