Aidan O'Brien's massive Royal Ascot favourite and ‘truly exceptional' unbeaten horse OUT with injury in latest blow
O'Brien has already seen staying king Kyprios denied a tilt at a third Gold Cup after he was retired with immediate effect.
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Albert Einstein will miss Royal Ascot having been huge 6-4 favourite for the Coventry Stakes on day one
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And now awesome two-year-old speedster Albert Einstein is the latest big name to be pulled.
The Coolmore-owned monster, who is two from two and won from a nightmare position in the Marble Hill Stakes last time, had been as short as 11-10 for the Coventry Stakes on day one.
For many he was one of the big bets of the meeting, with second-fav Treanmor being as big as 6-1.
But a tweet from Ballydoyle read: "Gr.3 Marble Hill Stakes winner Albert Einstein unfortunately will not run at Royal Ascot due to a sprained joint. He will have an easy three weeks."
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