Arabian Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), who had been as short as 7-2 for Derby glory, will miss his intended engagement at Epsom after suffering a setback.
The news was announced on Friday morning by the official Godolphin account on X.
A statement read, “Unfortunately Arabian Crown will miss the @EpsomRacecourse Derby due to a setback. He will now be aimed at a late summer campaign.”
Trained by Charlie Appleby, Arabian Crown has won four of his five starts, including a taking reappearance in the Bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown.
He had been vying for Derby favouritism in the ante-post market with City Of Troy but his defection from the June 1 showpiece means that Aidan O'Brien's charge has been shortened into a clear 2-1 favourite with most firms.
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