Globe’s Cox Plate (2040m) bid is in serious doubt after trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr revealed the gelding is battling a fetlock irritation.
Connections paid a $200,000 late entry fee following his Might And Power (2000m) win at Caulfield, but Racing Victoria vets flagged concerns following a Sleip Test on Monday.
“He had to do a Sleip test yesterday… RV contacted ‘Junior’ and said on half of the Sleip test, the horse wouldn’t pass,” Price told racing.com.
The seven-year-old has been sent to the beach for light work in the hope of easing the issue before Saturday.
Price confirmed vets would re-inspect Globe later in the week but said he won’t hesitate to scratch him.
“If the horse is not right, I’m not going to run him,” he said.
X-rays cleared any bone damage, but Price said the irritation involves soft tissue around the joint capsule.