A minor setback will delay the return of Grp 1 winning filly Nechita. She's been ruled out of the major Victorian sprint races at the Melbourne autumn carnival. Trainer John Thompson says the filly has had to have a bone chip removed from a knee following her brilliant win in the Grp 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day, but he doesn't see the injury being a long-term problem. ''She pulled up a little scratchy after the Coolmore and was found to have a tiny chip in one knee which ha

A minor setback will delay the return of Grp 1 winning filly Nechita. She's been ruled out of the major Victorian sprint races at the Melbourne autumn carnival. Trainer John Thompson says the filly has had to have a bone chip removed from a knee following her brilliant win in the Grp 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day, but he doesn't see the injury being a long-term problem. ''She pulled up a little scratchy after the Coolmore and was found to have a tiny chip in one knee which had to be taken out,'' Thompson says.