Skirt Grounded In Rome Saeed bin Suroor blamed the Capannelle ground for Short Skirt's no-show in the Group One Premio Lydia Tesio Shadwell in Rome.Godolphin's well-fancied daughter of Diktat was very disappointing in the hands of Frankie Dettori and came home seventh.'We were disappointed with her but she didn't handle the ground ? she would have liked it even softer and also looked like she needed further in distance,' Bin Suroor told www.godolphin.com.The three other British raiders also flopped in the 10-furlong heat.Les Fazzani, trained by Mark Wallace, fared best with a sixth-placed finish behind impressive winner Turfrose.William Haggas' Whazzis also struggled and trailed in 10th, while the Michael Jarvis-trained Fashion Statement was a never-nearer 11th.(C) PA Sport
