Former European Changingoftheguard, bought by trainer David Hayes as a Melbourne Cup prospect, was lame at Sandown yesterday morning, putting his Melbourne Cup bid in doubt. Changingoftheguard has an abscess on its near-side hind leg. DH says: 'It's about to burst, and it's made him extremely lame...If he stays like this, he won't run in the Cup because he's missed too much work. But we've still got three or four days to get him right.'

Former European Changingoftheguard, bought by trainer David Hayes as a Melbourne Cup prospect, was lame at Sandown yesterday morning, putting his Melbourne Cup bid in doubt. Changingoftheguard has an abscess on its near-side hind leg. DH says: 'It's about to burst, and it's made him extremely lame...If he stays like this, he won't run in the Cup because he's missed too much work. But we've still got three or four days to get him right.'