Werther
Darryl Sherer
Former New Zealand-trained galloper Werther will be side-lined for the mandatory three months after bleeding from both nostrils when finishing runner-up to Time Warp in Sunday’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m).
“It’s a shame because he had already headed Time Warp and Hugh thought, when he really went for him, that Werther would give him at least another half a length,” he told the South China Morning Post.
“We’ll get him back again, but there won’t be races for him at that stage of this season.”
A son of Tavistock, Werther had been on target for next month’s Dubai World Cup meeting where he held entries for the Gr.1 Dubai Sheema Classic (2410m) and the Gr.1 Dubai Turf (1800m).