Ascot ruled out for Overdose

Hungarian superstar Overdose has been ruled out of Royal Ascot next month as a foot injury is taking longer than expected to heal.

The unbeaten four-year-old, who has been handed the title of the 'Budapest Bullet', was forced to miss an intended engagement in the Temple Stakes at Haydock this weekend after developing the problem earlier this month.

Connections had hoped he would be fit in time for a tilt at the King's Stand Stakes and the Golden Jubilee but those plans have now had to be shelved.

Owner Zoltan Mikoczy told www.racingpost.com: "The inflammation spread from his left fore leg to the right, possibly because of the fact that he was standing on the right leg.

"Today's X-ray showed no change in the structure of the bone in 'Dozi's' hoof. The inflammation is going away and Dozi is now standing on both his feet and is turning around in his box on both feet.

"If all goes well, he can come out of his box on Thursday for his first walk. This will be decided after the result of tomorrow's x-ray.

"The sad thing is that he has no chance of running at Royal Ascot because there is no time left to prepare him for it. But there will be a Royal Ascot again next year."