End of the road for Attraction

Attraction’s glittering career has come to an end with connections opting to take no chances with the filly after she was found to be slightly lame.

Mark Johnston was preparing the multiple Group One winner for a tilt at the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, but she will now be retired to owner the Duke Of Roxburghe’s stud.

“I’m afraid she is definitely not going to run on Saturday and that’s going to be it,” said the Duke.

“That is the end of her career I’m afraid. Obviously it’s very sad but in maybe some ways I’m rather relieved.

“It’s a niggly little problem, but we had not really been able to get to the bottom of it and to find what it is and why.

“She had been very marginally lame, but you can’t be going into a Group One race with any sort of problems. We have therefore taken a decision that the logical thing is to say we are not going to run and therefore retire her.

“There is nothing else in England or indeed in Europe. We were looking at American possibilities before, but there is still an unresolved issue over her soundness at the moment.

“It’s nothing to do with her much-fabled action in front, she’s just marginally lame behind.”