A win in Sunday's Hong Kong Sprint would have seen Scenic Blast gain a $US1 million ($A1.1 million) bonus with the prizemoney but trainer Danny Morton could only look on in despair as his sprint star tailed the field in after a bleeding attack, which means he is banned from racing for three months, reports The Age.It says: ''It was a fairly significant bleed and a disappointing end to what has been a fantastic 12 months,'' he said.While the obvious goal for Scenic Blast is a return to Royal Asco

A win in Sunday's Hong Kong Sprint would have seen Scenic Blast gain a $US1 million ($A1.1 million) bonus with the prizemoney but trainer Danny Morton could only look on in despair as his sprint star tailed the field in after a bleeding attack, which means he is banned from racing for three months, reports The Age.

It says: ''It was a fairly significant bleed and a disappointing end to what has been a fantastic 12 months,'' he said.

While the obvious goal for Scenic Blast is a return to Royal Ascot in June, Morton stressed there were no plans yet. ''He'll do his four weeks in quarantine and then have a normal break but I'll have to have a good talk to the owners before deciding where we go. In the end we want to do what's best for the horse,'' Morton said.

Greg Eurell reported that Apache Cat was sore in a fore fetlock joint but vets were still trying to pinpoint the exact nature of his lameness.

''He's getting older and has had a fair bit of tough racing so there's a bit of wear and tear but we'll see what the vets come up with and go from there.

''Hopefully there's a bit more to his career but we'll just have to see what the vets have to say,'' Eurell said.

Racing To Win, who ran second last in the Hong Kong Mile, came out of the race with lacerations on his hind legs after being galloped on but his trainer, John O'Shea, said the horse should be right to race in the autumn.