Errol Flynn has a long season ahead of him and will not be risked in the Summer Cup after picking up an injury (JC Photos)
The Betway Summer Cup first log was published last week and two top 20 incumbents have now been scratched, the fourth-on-the-log Fire Attack from the Alec Laird yard and the 16th-on-the-log Erroll Flynn from the Joe Soma yard.
The latter was a particular shock as he was the ante-post favourite.
“We thought initially that we were dealing with a minor setback following a gallop last week, but the injury turned out to be a little more serious than we first anticipated. He’s going to need some additional time to recover,” said Soma.
There are now a number of joint ante-post favourites.
Last year’s winner Mocha Blend is 10/1 with Hollywoodbets together with King Pelles, Native Ruler and the British Import Calla Lagoon.
