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Leger Hope Gulf Ruled Out For The Season

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Leading Ladbrokes St Leger hope Arabian Gulf will miss the final Classic of the season at Doncaster on September 15.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt had been an 8-1 chance for the big race on the back of his short-head defeat by Soldier Of Fortune in the Chester Vase, form which looked rock-solid subsequently in the wake of the winner's runaway success in the Irish Derby.

But Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah, said in a statement to PA Sport: 'Scans reveal some damage to a tendon and he therefore will not run again this year.'

Arabian Gulf was Stoute's sole entry for the Leger, which remains one of the few big races to have escaped his grasp in a glittering career.

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