Carte Diamond’s bid for the Melbourne Cup is once again in doubt after Brian Ellison’s five-year-old suffered another injury.

Carte Diamond’s bid for the Melbourne Cup is once again in doubt after Brian Ellison’s five-year-old suffered another injury.

Distinction will have a full body scan when he returns to Britain later this week after his disappointing effort behind Makybe Diva in Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.

TRAINING plans were torn up yesterday as bad weather played its part in the build-up to Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup meeting.

Carte Diamond has been ruled out of the Emirates Melbourne Cup after crashing through a running rail during track work this morning.

Carte Diamond will line up in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup after the Melbourne Racing lub used their discretionary powers to add him to the field.

Carte Diamond is reported to be in good health after making the long trip to Australia in preparation for the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Brian Ellison hopes to run Carte Diamond in both the Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup and the Emirates Melbourne Cup.

Sergeant Cecil made the 550-mile round trip from Devon pay a handsome dividend as he completed a rare double when taking the totesport Ebor at York.

Goodwood Cup winner Distinction heads a list of 24 British entries for the Emirates Melbourne Cup in November.

Alan King is aware of the task facing his four-year-old Penzance as he puts his unbeaten record on the line in tomorrow’s JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Smart Flat-racer Carte Diamond made a winning debut over jumps at Newcastle today to leave connections dreaming of Cheltenham Festival glory.

Kieren Fallon relinquished his jockeys’ title today but he still ended the season in great style when winning the last big race of the Flat campaign at Doncaster.