New Bay To Miss Coral-Eclipse

A clash of Derby winners Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and New Bay (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Saturday’s G1 Coral-Eclipse will not materialize after New Bay, the G1 Prix du Jockey (French Derby) winner, failed to satisfy trainer Andre Fabre in a work Monday. 

“Andre Fabre has reported that New Bay did not work well enough this morning to justify going to Sandown for the Eclipse S.,” said owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah’s Racing Manager Teddy Grimthorpe. “He will now wait and look at the various other options.” 

New Bay’s defection has left five in the Coral-Eclipse, with Golden Horn being the only 3-year-old, and trainer John Gosden said the Anthony Oppenheimer colorbearer worked well on the weekend. 

“Frankie [Dettori] was thrilled with his work on Saturday morning,” the conditioner told At The Races. “He did a lovely seven furlongs on the watered gallop with a good older horse rated 118 and he skipped clear of him. He’s in good order and at the moment, touch wood, he’s going the right way.” 

The four others remaining in the Coral-Eclipse are Golden Horn’s stablemate Western Hymn (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}); dual Group 1 winner The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}); the Aidan O’Brien-trained Cougar Mountain (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}); and Andrew Balding’s Tullius (Ire) (Le Vie Dei Colori {GB}).