WELLINGTON - Class galloper Surface has been turned out for a spell.
Palmerston North trainer Noel Eales has confirmed that Surface had a muscle problem in his hindquarters and would be spelled for at least two months.
Eales had Surface thoroughly checked out after his disappointing run in the Kelt Memorial (1400m) at Hastings on September 30, when he hung badly.
"It had obviously been bothering him for a while but it didn't show up in his work. But that is why he lugged so badly in his last run," Eales said.
- NZPA
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