"Setback" Rules Charlie Appleby's Ancient Truth Out Of The 2,000 Guineas

ANTIENT TRUTH FORFAIT FOR THE 2000 GUINEES Winner of three of his four appearances and notably of the Superlative Stakes (Gr2, 1,400m) of Newmarket, Ancient Truth (Dubawi) will not take part in the 2,000 Guineas (Gr1). This news was announced by Godolphin's teams on their networks. Ancient Truth was the third favourite of the Gr1, but following a setback, his preparation was delayed and his participation in the classic of Newmarket fell to the w…

"Setback" Rules Charlie Appleby's Ancient Truth Out Of The 2,000 Guineas

Exactly a week after long-time ante-post 2,000 Guineas favourite The Lion In Winter was ruled out of the race by Aidan O'Brien, Godolphin has revealed that the Charlie Appleby-trained Ancient Truth will be another high profile absentee at Newmarket after the G2 Superlative Stakes winner was reported to have picked up a setback.  Last seen finishing third behind stablemate Shadow Of Light in the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, Ancient Truth had been availabl…