GROUP 1-winning monster Los Angeles has been pulled from all the big summer races – after a Royal Ascot ‘balls up’.
Aidan O’Brien’s millionaire Tattersalls Gold Cup hero flopped completely when 13-8 fav for last week’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.
PALos Angeles, left, is out of all the big races over the summer and his main aim will now be October’s Arc de Triomphe[/caption]
Sweating and ridden prominently by Ryan Moore, team Ballydoyle looked to, for once, get it wrong as Los Angeles went way too quick trying to keep up with pacemaker Continuous.
Both looked on fumes up the straight and soon gave way to awesome winner Ombudsman, who got the better of runner-up Anmaat with a blistering turn of foot.
Los Angeles finished fifth in the end, beaten some seven lengths.
O’Brien says the poor showing means he will be removed from some of the money-spinning races over the next few weeks.
And he won’t be seen again until near October time, with one prep run coming before a tilt at the Arc, for which he is a best-price 20-1.
O’Brien told the Nick Luck Daily podcast: “Los Angeles will have a break.
“He had a tough, hard race and sometimes that happens when the pace is very, very strong.
“He had a tough race and he won’t run again until he has a prep race for the Arc.
“He won’t run in the King George – it was too tough on him and he’ll need a bit of time.”
Respected racing presenter Lydia Hislop described Los Angeles’ Ascot run as a rare ‘balls up’ under Moore.
She said: “Clealry there has been a setback or recalling as a result of what happened – a stayer was burst going too fast.
“It sounds as though rather than just having a torrid time in the race, that it has had some sort of lingering effect, as the plan was all the top races over the summer.
“They have a ring around the Arc now – but he has got to get there and it is sad news.
“Los Angeles is a big favourite of mine and what has happeneed is unfortunate.
“But, as Aidan and Ryan have done, it’s best to put your hands up and come clean if you balls something up – we all do it!”
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