Charlie Appleby rules smart filly Wuheida out of the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket
Wuheida was last seen winning a Group 1 in France on Arc day and she had been well fancied to go close at Newmarket with further improvement expected this year
CHARLIE APPLEBY has had to rule Group 1 winner Wuheida out of the Qipco 1000 Guineas after suffering a stress fracture.
The twice-raced daughter of Dubawi enjoyed her finest hour when landing the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp on Arc day, and as well as the Newmarket Classic, she also held an engagement in the Investec Oaks.
Appleby told www.godolphin.com: "It is very disappointing for all of us at Godolphin.
"She had been doing so well in her work at home, and we were really looking forward to the Guineas.
"The recuperation period is six to eight weeks, so she misses some important races. But if she progresses well in her recovery, we should be looking to having her back, running again, in the second half of the season.
"She is a high-class filly, as she showed so impressively at Chantilly last autumn."