The talented but injury plagued Demonetization (All Too Hard) has been ruled out of Saturday’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings.
The Group Two winner looked to be back to his best with two wins this preparation before an eye-catching fourth-placing in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) last start, however, a bruised heel has halted his Group One aspirations this weekend.
“Unfortunately he bruised a heel and I think his chances of making the race were slightly less than 50-50,” trainer Nigel Tiley said.
“We have to take the shoe off him and the chances were that we wouldn’t be able to get the shoe back on him until Wednesday or Thursday.
“It is quite and expensive exercise to keep paying up, so we thought we would take the cautious approach and have a crack at the Windsor Park Plate (Gr.1, 1600m). I hope he gets a start.”
Meanwhile, former stablemate Riding The Wave has joined Lindsay Smith’s barn across the Tasman.
“We have sold a quarter of him to clients of Brad Spicer’s and the original ownership retains three-quarters of him,” Tiley said.
“He is a horse that is still coming through the grades and he can race for some serious money over there.”
