Foot problem rules Dar Re Mi out of York
The three-time Group One winner was forced to miss last month’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes due to a foot problem and connections feel she would not be fit enough to do herself justice next week due to the work she missed.
Gosden’s racing secretary Peter Shoemark said: “She lost a bit of time due to the foot abscess that caused her to miss the King George and the Yorkshire Oaks has just come a bit too soon for her.
“She will now be aimed at the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp (September 12).”
Despite Dar Re Mi’s absence, 10 high-class fillies remain in York’s Group One contest on August 19.
Last year’s dual Oaks winner Sariska has been left in by Michael Bell, while Nassau Stakes heroine Midday could line up for Henry Cecil.
This year’s Oaks winner Snow Fairy and the runner-up Meeznah are both in contention, while Barshiba, Flying Cloud, Irish raider Profound Beauty, Eleanora Duse and Hibaayeb are all possibles. Completing the entries is Gosden’s High Heeled, although she’s an unlikely runner having been declared to run in France today.
