Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) emerged from a Friday training incident in good order and is second choice in the G1 Gold Cup to dethrone Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) on June 17. The 4-year-old entire, who won the G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp last October and the G2 Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan in March, fell en route to the gallops on Friday.
“We had a scare on Friday, he fell over and skinned both knees and his hocks but just superficial grazes,” Mark Johnston told Sky Sports Racing. “It happened on the way to the gallops. Obviously it was a big scare because it was him. There was no swelling and he cantered both yesterday and today, so all should be well.”
Fortunately in good order after the fall, Subjectivist's bigger issue might be his extended time on the bench.
“That is more of a concern because of the time he's had in between, but he'd had a fair bit of time of before he went to Dubai and clearly thrived on it,” he added. “If he can repeat that performance, then Stradivarius is going to have to pull it all out to beat him.”
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