Aristocrat future unclear

The future of Jeremy Noseda’s Western Aristocrat is up in the air after he picked up an injury in Dubai at the weekend.

Noseda’s four-year-old won a Grade One at Belmont Park in October and went on to finish a close third in the Hollywood Derby for his American owner Tom Ludt.

He was well fancied for the Godolphin Mile but was pulled up at halfway with an obvious problem.

Noseda tweeted: “Unfortunately Western Aristocrat was injured on Saturday and we will not know his future situation for another week.”