Sakheer out of the Dewhurst after unsatisfactory scope test
The colt was an impressive winner of the Mill Reef.
Roger Varian’s Mill Reef winner Sakheer will miss the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday following a dirty scope. Runner-up on his Windsor debut before bolting up on his second start at Haydock, the Zoffany colt successfully stepped up to Group Two level with a dominant display at Newbury last month. Sakheer was all set to test the water in Group One company this weekend, having been supplemented for the Dewhurst earlier this week at a cost of GBP 35,000, but he will not line up on the Rowley Mile.Sakheer pulls clear to win the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes@varianstable has the golden touch today with a record-breaking 6th of the afternoon!#ITVRacing pic.twitter.com/b7dAKntWms
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) September 17, 2022
In a statement posted on Twitter, Varian said: “Unfortunately Sakheer has scoped dirty this morning ahead of his intended run in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. “This is of course very frustrating and disappointing, and I am very sorry for owners KHK Racing and everyone connected with the horse. “He will be put away now for the season and we look forward to him returning as a three-year-old.”
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