Blow For Mongan As 'Law' Ruled Out

Laura Mongan and Harbour Law | Racing Post

By

Trainer Laura Mongan and her team have been dealt a blow with the news that her Classic winner Harbour Law (GB) (Lawman {Fr}) has been ruled out of action for the remainder of the season. The 4-year-old damaged a tendon when running a fine race to be third in the G1 Ascot Gold Cup last Thursday. “I'm afraid to say he picked up an injury in the Gold Cup and he won't be running again this season,” Mongan said on Monday. “It's a tendon injury, it's not too serious but it just needs time. We were so excited after the race as he ran so well. It's so frustrating but we'll get him back. He tried his heart out. Maybe the ground was a bit quick for him,” she added. Despite winning the G1 St Leger at Doncaster last year Harbour Law went off a 33/1 shot for the Gold Cup following a disappointing seasonal return in the G3 Sagaro S. at Ascot in May. He showed that run to be all wrong last week and it is obviously heart breaking for a trainer with a small string to be without a horse of Harbour Law's calibre. “A few little things weren't right at Ascot first time out but we had him 110 per cent for the Gold Cup. We went from a massive high on Thursday because he'd run such a good race to an incredible low on Friday. We'll look after him, he's only young and he's lightly raced so he'll come back.”

Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.

Copy Article Link

X

Never miss another story from the TDN

Click Here to sign up for a free subscription.