Kyprios had been 6/4 favourite to win the AscotGold Cup for third time but after his warm up race, at Leopardstown on May 16, the seven-year-old left the paddock moving gingerly and it subsequently emerged he had aggravated an old problem.
Kyprios has been hailed "the most incredible horse with a concrete mind" by Aidan O'Brien following the retirement of one of the greatest stayers of all time May 27 ... .
Kyprios, the king of the stayers, was last beaten in October 2023, some 82 weeks ago, and in peak form, nothing would stop him collecting a third Gold Cup at the Royal meeting next month ... Royal Ascot.