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Promising Orchidaceae likely to be put away for next season

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Andy Oliver's exciting filly Orchidaceae is unlikely to run in the Debutante Stakes or Moyglare Stakes due to a setback.

The Churchill filly won her last two starts in the Curragh and Leopardstown, when making all, which saw her sights raised for the backend of the campaign.

Oliver said: "She has just had a bit of setback, so we are just going to have to deal with that at the moment and then we will see.

"She probably won't run (in the Group 2 Debutante or Group 1 Moyglare at the Curragh).

"She's tough and we really wanted to run her in the Silver Flash (Group 3 at Leopardstown last month). We just had a cough come into the yard and I'd say only three horses in the yard coughed and she was one of them. It just happened that week and I think that would have cost her black-type.

"She is probably going to be put away. She is a filly for next year, but that is what we are going to do."

When asked if she could be a Guineas horse, he replied: "We would have to start her off at the beginning of the year and see.

"We'll not predict too much, we will just let her tell us."

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.