Beat Hollow will have to be fully recovered from sickness if he is to take his chance in the Vodafone Derby, his connections stressed today.
Henry Cecil's charge, the 5-1 second favourite with Ladbrokes for the Epsom Classic, has been under a cloud since a lung ailment caused him to miss last week's Dante Stakes at York.
Beat Hollow is owned by Khaled Abdulla and his racing manager Teddy Beckett said: "The horse is well, he's come on and progressed and luckily for him the mucus in his lungs was spotted pretty early and he's clear now.
"But it's always a worry preparing a horse for a race like the Derby and he won't run unless he's 100 per cent.
"There is still a chance he will go to a racecourse for a gallop to help in his preparation."
A decision on whether stablemate High Walden, third in last week's Musidora Stakes at York, takes her chance in the Vodafone Oaks has still to be made.
Khaled Abdulla must shell out £15,000 to supplement the filly for the race by noon on June 2nd.
Beckett had a favourable bulletin on the Barry Hills-trained Distant Music who has been disappointing so far this season.
"The horse is looking quite perky now and he should be back for the second half of the summer," he said.
