Late knock rules hot favourite Kachy out of Cleves contest

Good Effort won the Listed event at Lingfield.

Good Effort took advantage of the late defection of Kachy to win the Betway Cleves Stakes at Lingfield, giving in-form rider Ben Curtis another winner in the process.

Tom Dascombe had hoped to book Kachy’s place on All-Weather Championships Finals Day, but he hurt himself in his box, which the trainer noticed as he was saddling the seven-year-old.

“It’s pretty heart-wrenching. The horse is fine, but he has a swelling on his back leg which he didn’t have yesterday,” Dascombe told Sky Sports Racing.

“He’s kicked the wall or rolled, he’s done something and I spotted it just as we were saddling up.

“He’s almost sound, but you just can’t take a chance. He’ll probably be sound tomorrow, he just needs some ice on it.”

The race itself was a very straightforward for Good Effort, trained by Ismail Mohammed, who made every yard of the running.

The 13-8 favourite came home a length and three-quarters clear of Soldier’s Minute.

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