Crokers Champ out of Laurels with foot injury

The 2014 Connolly’s Red Mills Irish Laurels got underway with some terrific performances in last Saturday night’s opening round and, based on those runs alone, it looks like we’ll be seeing some sub 28.00 runs this year.

There was very unfortunate news yesterday afternoon, however, when it was revealed that there were already three withdrawals from this weekend’s second stage.

Bar One Irish Sprint Cup winner Crokers Champ, who was as short as 5-1 following his pleasing effort in the first round, has been sidelined with a fractured metatarsal, but it is hoped he will be back again next year, with a return to the English Derby as his primary goal.