Light out of Diamond showpiece

Vodafone Derby winner North Light will miss the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes on Saturday week.

North Light finished second in the Budweiser Irish Derby on his last start, but it emerged last week that he had returned from the race “sore” in his right hind leg.

Trainer Sir Michael Stoute said in a statement today: “North Light is sound and has resumed cantering but we have decided not to run him in the King George And Queen Elizabeth.

“We will have a discussion with his connections before deciding his future programme.”