Group 1 winner Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy-Dane Street, by Street Cry {Ire}), who ran last of seven in the G1 Matron S. at Leopardstown on Saturday, sustained a recurrence of an earlier muscle injury during the running and has been retired per trainer John Oxx, Racing Post reported on Sunday. The Three Chimneys Farm and Airlie Stud-bred suffered the original injury in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas in May.
“Unfortunately Skitter Scatter has been retired and will be going to her owners, Anthony and Sonia Rogers [at Airlie Stud],” Oxx revealed at The Curragh on Sunday. “It took plenty of time to get her back on track after the injury she picked up at Newmarket. We were happy with her run in the Fairy Bridge S. at Tipperary last month when she finished second, but she wasn't right when she came in after the Matron and it is the same problem she had after the Guineas.
“It's a pity as she showed up that she still had all ability and enthusiasm. As a Group 1 winner who also won at Group 2 and Group 3 level, she had a good career but it could have been better but for injury. She had a very good pedigree and should do well as a broodmare.”
Highweighted at two in Ireland, the bay rattled off victories in 2018's G3 Silver Flash S., G2 Debutante S. and the G1 Moyglare Stud S. in consecutive starts for Patrick Prendergast. Transferred to John Oxx when Prendergast opted to join forces with that luminary earlier this year, the Kentucky-bred ran second in the G3 Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge S. from three starts this term and retires with a mark of 10-4-2-2 and $400,341. A half-sister to GIII Durante S. runner-up Data Dependent (More Than Ready), Skitter Scatter is a granddaughter of GSP Daneleta (Ire) (Danehill), who is also the dam of G1 Darley Dewhurst S. victor and sire Intense Focus (Giant's Causeway).
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