Ovambo ruled out for Newcastle
Peter Makin's four-year-old Ovambo will miss the £140,000 (€216,000) Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.
Ovambo, a good third to St Expedit in the Ormonde Stakes at Chester last month, was due to carry 9st 11lb in the two-mile Gosforth Park feature but has been ruled out of the race, after appearing not to stay the distance when sixth in the Bonusprint Henry II Stakes at Sandown three weeks ago.
"We don't run at Newcastle," the trainer said. "He doesn't get the trip so we are dropping him back.
"He took the Sandown race very well but there's no Northumberland Plate I'm afraid."
The Tote Ebor could now figure in Makin's plans for Ovambo and he added: "I think one mile, six furlongs is his maximum."
