Early Hoefabces has forced the defending champion to catch a wave (Donating) From the group 1 Len Smith Mile on Saturday evening in Menangle.
Catch A Wave, an eight-time group 1 winner with a win of more than $ 2.2 million, returned to his dazzling best extraction from an almost impossible position in Melton last Saturday week.
But the six -year -old was crippled this morning and trainer Andy Gath said he needed treatment for a hofsabces.
“It is out. It is a pity because an abscess can crack and they can quickly come over them, but it is too close to a race where he has to travel so far (from Melbourne to Sydney) and to be early to go to the (pre-race retention barn).”
Catch a Golf that is needed to travel tonight (Wednesday).
“It is frustrating because we had had some problems with another hoof after the (Brisbane) Inter Dominion and had just given him well again,” said Gath.
“That victory in Melton was up last time with the best he ever disappeared and although he had been widely pulled this week, we thought we had him back to his best for the race.”
Gath said that the attention is now on October 18 to the birthplace $ 250,000 group 1 Victoria Cup in Melton.
“If he recovers quickly enough, there is a free-for-for-all-for-all of $ 50,000 on Saturday week, but will play that by hearing,” he said.
Through Adam HamiltonFor Harness Racing Victoria
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