Moody blues...Well, our hopes of winning Europe's top sprint race, the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot on Saturday, are in tatters with the news that Peter Moody's Hinchinbrook is lame and will not run. Hinchinbrook was found to be lame in his box at the stables of South African Mike De Kok at Newmarket on Thursday. He's copped a minor suspensory ligament injury. It's now likely that he will be retired. Talks are underway with major Victorian studs. Hinchinbrook is a half-brother to leading sire S
Moody blues...Well, our hopes of winning Europe's top sprint race, the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot on Saturday, are in tatters with the news that Peter Moody's Hinchinbrook is lame and will not run. Hinchinbrook was found to be lame in his box at the stables of South African Mike De Kok at Newmarket on Thursday. He's copped a minor suspensory ligament injury. It's now likely that he will be retired. Talks are underway with major Victorian studs. Hinchinbrook is a half-brother to leading sire Snitzel by boom stallion Fastnet Rock. The other grim news is that rain has softened up the Royal Ascot track and this won't suit the Danny O'Brien trained Star Witness.