Song future under discussion

Soviet Song will not run again this season after being held up in her work by a sore foot.

Talks about the future of the five-year-old mare, owned by the Elite Racing Club and trained by James Fanshawe, are to take place at the weekend.

“She won’t run again this year. Obviously it’s very disappointing as we were looking forward to a successful autumn campaign with big targets such as the Breeders’ Cup Mile and the Sun Chariot,” said Elite’s racing manager Matthew Budden.

“She’s had a sore foot which has held her up. The bruising’s been slow to come out so James has been unable to get her ready in time.

“There is no decision on her future as yet. James and I will chat about it over the weekend.

“Once we have decided we will let the members know first.

“It’s a pity as she looked as good, if not better than ever, when winning the Falmouth Stakes for a second time and then she was unlucky in the Sussex.”

Soviet Song, winner of five Group One races, coughed the week after she finished second to Proclamation when bidding for back-to-back victories in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in July.

After recovering from that she was found to be sore on her off-fore foot earlier this month which ruled her out of the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown and the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.