Fairy Godmother (Ire), who has been off the track since winning the G3 Albany Stakes for Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore partners last June, has been retired from racing following a training setback. The news was first reported by the Irish Field.
With entries in the 1,000 Guineas in Britain and Ireland, she had been as short as 6/1 for the Newmarket Classic on May 4.
Bred by Paul and Marie McCartan's Ballyphilip Stud, the daughter of Night Of Thunder (Ire) fetched 425,000gns when sold to MV Magnier at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
Second on debut in a Naas maiden last April, she went on to win the G3 Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies' Sprint Stakes before her Royal Ascot triumph. A minor injury ruled her out of the remainder of her juvenile season and a recurrence of that issue has now forced her premature retirement.
Fairy Godmother, who is out of the winning Siyouni (Fr) mare Scintillating (GB), will now be covered this spring by Wootton Bassett (GB).
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