Yeah, it was a pleasure to see him get a win.
* * *
From Sporting Life.....
(feel better, good boy).
ARAAFA LAME AFTER SUSSEX
By PA Sport Staff
Jeremy Noseda has reported that Araafa came out of last Wednesday's Sussex Stakes "slightly lame".
The trainer feels that soreness in the dual Group One winner's left fore was one of several factors behind the Mull Of Kintyre colt's sub-standard display at Glorious Goodwood.
Subsequent tests have at least indicated there are no serious injury concerns and Noseda plans to have his stable star back on the track in September.
"Unfortunately, Araafa finished slightly lame in his left fore," the trainer told his website.
"X-rays and ultrasound scans have revealed no long-term injury and he will be able to continue his campaign in either the Prix du Moulin on September 3 or the Queen Elizabeth II on September 23.
"I feel that there were a number of contributory factors in his below-par performance last Wednesday," he explained.
"Firstly, he chased a suicidal early pace. Secondly, he was totally unsuited by the track. Thirdly, he returned sore on his left fore.
"But we are eagerly looking forward to him resuming his campaign," he concluded.
|