The King and Queen Consort will not be bidding for Classic glory on Coronation Day after their horse Slipofthepen was withdrawn from Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas.
Two impressive all-weather wins at Kempton from the John and Thady Gosden-trained promising colt had raised the prospect that the three-year-old could become his royal owners' first Classic runner.
The colt was even given a racecourse gallop on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile last week, but was not included among the 15 horses left in the first Classic of the season on Monday. They are headed by the Aidan O’Brie-trained pair Auguste Rodin and Little Big Bear.
