Paul Cole hopes the May 30 X-ray will help unravel the mystery behind Scotland’s royal family Irish taming display of Two Thousand Guineas (G1) on May 27.
Cole trains the 3-year-old with his son Oliver and, after consulting with owners Jim and Fitri Hay, added ponies to the classic Curragh line after a good Tuesday finish in the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) at Newmarket.
That effort contributed to him getting off to a 6-4 start in the weekend’s standout, but he finished ninth out of 11 runners under Jamie Spencer.
“We couldn’t figure out why,” Cole said on May 29, “but he has terrible pain in both forefoot. It’s not the ground, that’s fine, but he The vet and I examined him for this this morning and for no apparent reason. He never walked and didn’t pick up the reins on the start line, and didn’t pick it up during the race. .
“There will be further investigation tomorrow with some x-rays, but just look at the horse, it is in excellent condition.”
The Royal Scotsman won the Richmond Stakes (G2) at Glorious Goodwood last year and also finished second in Dewhurst (G1) as a minor.
Cole added: “He was completely fluent when he entered the box before leaving. “He wasn’t trotting there and was walking normally. We’ll know more after these X-rays and when it all settles down. He was a bit unlucky in 2000 Guineas, when he was. he had a little freedom and saw too much of the day, but he never went to Curragh. You can’t have a really good horse running like that for no reason. That’s disappointing, but we’ll get him back on track.”
galeron behind the Royal Scotsman in Two Thousand Guineas, but ahead of him in fifth in Ireland.
He was coached in Lambourn by Charlie Hills, who said: “He’s done every dance and has had three runs this year. He did a very good job on Saturday and it looked like he was. he will go more than a mile.
“There’s Hampton Court Stakes (G3) at Royal Ascot for him, a mile long and two mile long, though we can wait for the July meeting at Newmarket and Sir Henry Cecil Stakes if we keep him a little further away. miles, and then possibly Sussex Stocks (G1).
“That depends on how he comes out of the race and we’ll see how he does in a week, but he’s a very nice horse and very tough. He loves his race and he doesn’t. Just a 3-year-old, he’s a lovely horse to have in the yard.”
