"Ethical Diamond appeared to have all of the attributes you would want to see in a potential Melbourne Cup winner as he recorded a decisive success in the Ebor Handicap at York on Saturday. He travelled sweetly, had the tactical speed to pick his way through the field in the straight and then a sharp turn of foot at the business end to put the race to bed a furlong out."
"He had a little fracture last year and we put a screw in, Willie Mullins, the gelding's trainer, said, and they're not allowed in Melbourne. It's fair and their rules are there for a reason. At least we know we can't go there before we leave. Winning a Melbourne Cup is surely the most significant ambition left on Mullins's to-do list now that he has won (and retained) the British trainers' title over jumps,"
Ethical Diamond won the Ebor Handicap at York with tactical speed and a sharp turn of foot, earning a Golden Ticket for the Melbourne Cup. A metal screw was inserted into one of his legs after a small fracture last year, and screws are not permitted in horses competing in Melbourne. Trainer Willie Mullins accepted the rule as fair but acknowledged the loss of a genuine Melbourne Cup chance. The situation avoided the expense and frustration experienced by Aidan O'Brien when Jan Brueghel was scratched after Australian vets flagged a shadow on a scan, judged a heightened injury risk.
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