Godolphin team baffled by Cat flop

Saeed Bin Suroor refused to jump to conclusions following Discreet Cat’s disappointing third in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Monmouth Park last night.

The American-based Godolphin horse, who had come back from a well-documented throat abscess following his Dubai World Cup flop in March, had to settle for a distant third in driving rain and on a sloppy main course as the Jimmy Jerkens-trained Corinthian powered to an impressive six-and-a-half length success.