Nom Du Jeu Out Of Kelt Capital Stakes
- Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:00
The Murray Baker stable has abandoned plans of running Nom Du Jeu, winner of last year's AJC Australian Derby, in the $NZ1.2 million Kelt Capital Stakes but still hopes to campaign him in Melbourne.
He also will not run in the Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings on September 19.
Nom Du Jeu, who ran second to All The Good in the Caulfield Cup last spring, is still hampered by the bone bruising that terminated his autumn campaign.
"He's just not going well enough, unfortunately," co-trainer Bjorn Baker told The Dominion Post newspaper.
"He looks magnificent and is moving better when trotting and cantering than he ever has, but is not letting down (in his track gallops)."
Baker said a Caulfield and Melbourne Cups campaign had not been ruled out at this stage.
"We will give him a bit more time and get him rescanned next week and see exactly where we are with him," he said.
Baker and his father Murray still have two Kelt hopes in Harris Tweed and Alagant Satin who are both due to run at the opening day of the Hawke's Bay carnival on Saturday.
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