Mehmas to miss Prix Morny

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Mehmas will miss the Prix Morny at Deauville on Sunday due to an unsatisfactory scope.

Runner-up to Caravaggio in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, Richard Hannon’s colt has since landed the July Stakes at Newmarket and the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood.

The Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on September 24 is now his likely next objective.

Harry Herbert, racing manager for owners Al Shaqab Racing, said: “Unfortunately, he had a dirty scope and we just took a view it wasn’t worth taking the risk.

“It’s disappointing as we would have loved to have run him, but you can’t go into a Group One race with question marks hanging over …

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