Big blow for the carnival...Sans Frontieres has been ruled out of next month's Melbourne Cup with a muscle-related illness. At The Races reports: 'Jeremy Noseda's four-year-old had been one of the leading contenders for the Flemington showpiece after landing the Irish St Leger at the Curragh and has been in quarantine for almost a fortnight. Barry Simpson, racing manager for owner Sir Robert Ogden, said: "He suffered a severe attack of azoturia (muscle stiffness) after he finished work on t

Big blow for the carnival...Sans Frontieres has been ruled out of next month's Melbourne Cup with a muscle-related illness. At The Races reports: 'Jeremy Noseda's four-year-old had been one of the leading contenders for the Flemington showpiece after landing the Irish St Leger at the Curragh and has been in quarantine for almost a fortnight. Barry Simpson, racing manager for owner Sir Robert Ogden, said: "He suffered a severe attack of azoturia (muscle stiffness) after he finished work on the (Newmarket) Heath on Tuesday night." He added: "It started at 5pm and the attack was quite severe. We had veterinary people to see him straight away and the view is that he has reacted to the Australian food mix that he has gradually been given...It's a massive ask to get a horse to Australia in the first place, so when something like this happens it makes it all the more difficult...It's a bitter pill to swallow at the moment, but the decision has been made. It's hugely disappointing for Sir Robert and everyone involved. We were all looking forward to having a runner in such a famous and prestigious race.

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