Company blow for Godolphin’s Guineas hopes

GODOLPHIN’S 2000 Guineas options were whittled down to two last night after Fast Company was ruled out of the stanjamesuk.com-sponsored Classic.

Narrow runner-up to New Approach in last season’s Dewhurst when trained by Brian Meehan, the Danehill Dancer colt was one of three possibles for Sheikh Mohammed’s outfit together with Ibn Khaldun and Rio De La Plata.

A statement on www.godolphin.com read: “Fast Company will not run in the English 2000 Guineas following a poor blood count which was taken at evening stables on April 29.