Scorpion set to miss Newmarket date

Ladbrokes St Leger winner Scorpion is unlikely to make his seasonal bow in the StanJamesUK.com Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket on Sunday.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained four-year-old has not been seen since finishing down the field in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last October but was one of 12 confirmed for the Group Two race at Headquarters at the five-day stage.