Footstepsinthesand ruled out of 2000 Guineas

ENGLISH 2000 Guineas hero Footstepsinthesand will miss the Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Saturday.

The colt suffered a stone-bruise when winning at Newmarket and trainer Aidan O’Brien last night reported that he hasn’t fully recovered.

“It’s nothing serious, just a minor setback,” said O’Brien. “He’s been doing some light cantering since but we are not prepared to risk him.