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Sprinting star Battaash could retire after the Charlie Hills-trained gelding falls short in bid for a fifth successive King George Qatar Stakes victory Battaash, who had a knee op over the winter, faded tamely at Goodwood He finished seventh behind Suesa in the King George Qatar Stakes on Friday It followed his fourth place in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot last month
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Retirement appeared to be beckoning for sprinting star Battaash after the Charlie Hills-trained gelding faded tamely into seventh place on his attempt to win the King George Qatar Stakes at Glorious Goodwood for the fifth time.
The defeat behind impressive French-trained filly Suesa followed his fourth place in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot last month,
It left the seven-year-old’s team pondering whether the march of time and the knee operation he had over the winter has taken its toll on Battaash.
Battaash finished seventh behind Suesa in the King George Qatar Stakes on Friday
That fracture required a pin being inserted and while the ground at Goodwood was softer than ideal for Battaash, it was not offered as
