Last year's G2 Railway S. winner Beckford (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) is out of consideration for the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot after sustaining a fracture while working, according to Daily Racing Form. The bay, who won twice at The Curragh last year and finished second in both the G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. and G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. for trainer Gordon Elliott, had been under the care of trainer Brendan Walsh in the U.S. since finishing fifth behind Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Beckford was an eye-catching winner of the Listed William Walker S. at Churchill Downs on seasonal debut on Apr. 28.
“It's something he should be able to recover from, but obviously it's disappointing,” Walsh told DRF, adding that the colt had had surgery and that he was hopeful of a return to racing next year.
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