Andrew Nelis racing

Sussex Stakes winner Mohaather has been retired after picking up "significant bone bruising" in his near hind fetlock, connections have announced. Trained by Marcus Tregoning, the Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned colt came out on top in this year's stellar renewal of the Group One feature at Glorious Goodwood - where he had Circus Maximus, Siskin and Kameko immediately behind him. Sheikh Hamdan's racing manager Angus Gold said in a statement to the PA news agency: "Towards the end of last week it was noticed that Mohaather was not moving as well as he had been immediately after the Sussex Stakes...                      Andrew Nelis Racing 

Andrew Balding will consider the possibility of running Kameko in the Sussex Stakes before his 2000 Guineas winner heads to the Juddmonte International. Connections felt Kameko failed to see out the trip when fourth behind Serpentine in the Investec Derby on Saturday, and he will now drop in distance. While the York race is his big aim, if it is thought the son of Kitten's Joy needs another race before August 19, he will head to Goodwood and revert to a mile. Kameko may be joined in Goodwood action by Balding's Derby runner-up Khalifa Sat, who defied his 50-1 odds at Epsom to finish closest to the all-the-way winner and advertised his St Leger prospects in the process. "Both are sound this morning," said the Kingsclere trainer on Sunday.                           Andrew Nelis Racing