US Army Ranger (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), second in the G1 Investec Derby, has been removed from Saturday's G1 Irish Derby, with trainer Aidan O'Brien confirming the 3-year-old has returned an unsatisfactory scope. US Army Ranger had earlier this week been odds-on to turn the tables on Epsom winner Harzand (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) at The Curragh.
“His scope just wasn't 100% clean today,” said O'Brien “It was a routine scope. Obviously it's a big pity. He'll have a little rest now and we'll see where we go from there.”
Jockey Ryan Moore is now set to ride the O'Brien-trained Idaho (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), third in the Derby.
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