{"id":12697,"date":"2024-10-12T09:42:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T09:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=12697"},"modified":"2024-10-12T09:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T09:42:32","slug":"the-lion-in-winter-declared-a-non-runner-in-dewhurst-stakes-with-bruised-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/the-lion-in-winter-declared-a-non-runner-in-dewhurst-stakes-with-bruised-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lion In Winter Declared A Non-Runner In Dewhurst Stakes With Bruised Foot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strong favourite for Saturday’s Dewhurst Stakes, The Lion In Winter has been declared a non-runner at Newmarket due to a bruised foot.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lion In Winter Withdrawn From Dewhurst Due To Knock<\/h2>\n

Aidan O’Brien’s charge topped the market leading up to Saturday’s feature race at Newmarket but will now not participate due to a bruised foot. Due to his withdrawal, Charlie Appleby’s Shadow Of Light is now the odds-on favourite with the best horse racing betting sites<\/a> at odds of 8\/11.<\/p>\n

The son of Sea The Stars would have been searching for a third win from as many career starts, but looks like he will be waiting until the Futurity Stakes at Doncaster later this month instead.<\/p>\n

Last seen since winning the Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York (see below), this classy two-year-old has a bright future ahead of him. Notably, the current markets see him as a leading contender for next season’s 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby.<\/p>\n

The form of that Group 3 success at York has also been boosted significantly in recent weeks. Runner-up Wimbledon Hawkeye landed the Royal Lodge Stakes next time out and fourth-placed The Waco Kid went on to triumph in the Tattersalls Stakes.<\/p>\n

Despite the withdrawal of one of his brightest juveniles, Aidan O’Brien<\/a> is still well represented in the Dewhurst. He saddles the unbeaten Expanded who makes his 2nd start and outsider Rock Of Cashel.<\/p>\n

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He's exciting! <\/p>\n

Sea The Stars colt The Lion In Winter remains unbeaten in the \u00a3165,000 @Tattersalls1766<\/a> Acomb Stakes for Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien @yorkracecourse<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4H3kmftV8k<\/a><\/p>\n

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n