Lady Pauline ruled out of Queen Mary Stakes after suffering minor injury

Wesley Ward has been forced to rule Lady Pauline out of the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot after the juvenile filly suffered an injury in a workout at Manton.

A half-sister to the mighty Lady Aurelia, herself a two-time Royal Ascot winner, Lady Pauline was an easy winner on her debut at Keeneland in April before suffering a shock defeat on her first start in Britain at Ascot last month.

As short as 6-1 for the Queen Mary, the vibes surrounding Lady Pauline had been positive from Ward since her defeat but the trainer was forced to rule her out of the meeting after she suffered what he described as a minor setback.

"In her last work at Manton she came up with a real minor injury which is unfortunately going to take us out of the race," said Ward on Sunday evening.

"She's on her way home now but 100 per cent she will be back shortly. The rest of the team are great."

Despite that setback, Ward could still be doubly represented in the Queen Mary Stakes, with unbeaten duo Anna's Fast and Kimari both quoted at single-figure prices for the Group 2 contest on Wednesday week.

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