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Oxted Out of G1 Betfair Sprint Cup S.

Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}), winner of the G1 Darley July Cup S. last out on July 11, will not line up in the G1 Betfair Sprint Cup S. at Haydock on Sept. 5, trainer Roger Teal announced on Twitter Tuesday. The 3-year-old, who was one of the top contenders for the race did not please Teal in a work on Tuesday morning. Oxted also won the G3 Abernant S. in June.

“As to not mislead the punters out there, Oxted is a non-runner on Saturday,” Teal tweeted. “He wasn’t his usual self this morning and we have made the decision to pull him out. We are desperately disappointed for the whole team and connections. It’s better to let people know straight away.”

Teal is awaiting the results of some tests after the sub-par work.

Added Teal, “We’ve had a trach wash done, and we’re still waiting on the results of that. Everything was fine yesterday, and the horse worked really well on Saturday, but didn’t this morning.

“We always let him tell us in his final bit of work before a race whether he’s ready for it, and I just wasn’t happy, and you can’t go into a Group 1 if you’re not 100% confident the horse is at the top of his game.

“It’s devastating for all of us, because we’ve been looking forward to going to Haydock for a long time–but with the ground on the softer side as well, we have to be 110% sure, because if he did run and disappointed I’d kick myself to the church and back.”

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Oxted One of 15 Entered for Betfair Sprint Cup

Roger Teal‘s Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}), who won the G1 July Cup in the colours of Stephen Piper, Tony Hirschfield and David Fish, is one of 15 standing their ground for the upcoming G1 Betfair Sprint Cup on Sept. 5.

“All seems good–fingers crossed, we’ll get there in one piece,” said the conditioner. “I’ve had a quick look at the entries. I was watching them come in, and it’s what was expected. If the ground tightens up it would help no end. I have tried him twice before on an easier surface, and he hasn’t run to form, but I don’t think it was the ground. There were other reasons. It’s not that he has to have the ground rattling fast–but if it was good to soft, it’d be perfect.”

Since his victory in the July Cup, Oxted had an ulcer removed from the back of his throat and Teal remains confident the procedure would not mar his horse’s chances.

“He had a little wind op after Newmarket,” he said. “He had an ulcer on the back of his throat. We had that removed. He was scoped after the July Cup, so he must have run with it. It was a simple procedure.”

Hollie Doyle, who rode a five-timer at Windsor on Saturday, has the call aboard G3 Phoenix Sprint S. hero Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) for trainer Archie Watson. It will be Doyle’s first ride in a British Group 1.

Doyle told Sky Sports Racing, “I’m really looking forward to riding Glen–he’s been a flag-bearer for the yard really. He keeps on surprising us. He’s improving with age and he’s got quicker the older he’s got, which is strange. He’s going the right way. He’s an old legend. The ground is the key to him really, and he’ll get his ground at Haydock and a stiff enough six [furlongs]. I’m hoping for a good run.”

Others entered include G1 Diamond Jubilee winner Hello Youmzain (Fr) (Kodiac {GB}), who won the 2019 edition of the Haydock Sprint Cup, as well as his stablemates Brando (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and Queen Jo Jo (GB) (Gregorian {Ire}). All three are trained by Kevin Ryan.

James Fanshawe saddles 2018 winner The Tin Man (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) and Archer’s Dream (Ire) (Dream Ahead). G1 Commonwealth Cup S. winner Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}) for Clive Cox and G2 Hungerford S. winner Dream Of Dreams (Ire) (Dream Ahead) are also slated to line up, among others.

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Tabdeed Eyes Betfair Sprint Cup

Tabdeed (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire})’s connections are mulling a start for the group winner in the G1 Betfair Sprint Cup S. at Haydock on Sept. 5. The six-furlong event would be the gelding’s first crack at the top level. Representing the blue-and-white silks of Sheikh Hamdan, the sparingly raced 5-year-old ran second in a Newcastle all-weather handicap on June 27, and earned his first group win in the G3 Hackwood S. at Newbury back on grass on July 18.

Trainer Owen Burrows said, “We will give him an entry in the race and see what it looks like. If we are happy with him then we may as well roll the dice while he is well within himself.

“We always thought he was decent. He hasn’t really done a lot wrong and though he was beaten on his comeback at Newcastle the winner of that race, Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), won a Group 3 at The Curragh on Sunday so his form has a pretty solid look.”

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