Roger Varian’s St Leger flop Defoe to undergo tests following his disappointing run at Doncaster racecourse

ROGER VARIAN will not run Defoe again this season following his flop in Saturday's William Hill St Leger.

Varian was disappointed with his run and Defoe is set to undergo a number of tests to determine if something was amiss.

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Varian said: "We were very disappointed, but I don't think he gave his true running.

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"He has come back sound, but we will run a number of tests on him because I am convinced something is amiss.

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"He won't run again this season and he will have a good winter break now.

"He still remains a very exciting prospect for next year."