No 2000 Guineas bid for Persian King

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No 2000 Guineas bid for Persian King

Trainer Andre Fabre says he isn’t planning on sending Persian King to the Qipco 2000 Guineas despite Too Darn Hot’s withdrawal.

Too Darn Hot had been the favourite ahead of the Newmarket showpiece but has now been ruled out due to injury.

It had been suggested Fabre could bid for 2000 Guineas glory with Persian King, but he says unless there is a significant change in conditions at Newmarket his three-year-old won’t be involved – as the Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Longchamp on May 12 is the target.

‘Too Darn Hot not running doesn’t make a difference, really,’ said Fabre, as reported by Sky Sports.

‘I’ve made my decision already, the only factor which would make me change my mind is if we got a change in the weather.

If it started to rain for a whole week at Newmarket I might think again but it doesn’t look like it will.

‘He’ll run in the Poulains first and then the Prix du Jockey Club, which is always the race I’ve thought of for him but he can certainly run in the Poulains as well.’

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