Gai Waterhouse filly English to miss Brisbane winter carnival

STRADBROKE Handicap markets have been shuffled after Gai Waterhouse confirmed Group 1-winning filly English will miss the Winter Carnival.

English will head for a spell and miss the Brisbane winter carnival.

STRADBROKE Handicap markets have been shuffled after Gai Waterhouse confirmed Group 1-winning filly English will miss the Winter Carnival.

English had been as short as $6 in some Stradbroke markets, behind only Azkadellia in the betting for Queensland’s biggest race.

But the three-year-old filly, who won the Group 1 All Aged Stakes at her most recent start, is being spelled and will not come to Queensland.

“She is not injured. This (spelling English) is something I have been thinking about for some time,’’ Waterhouse told The Courier-Mail. “I will give her a good break in the spelling paddock and she will be back for the spring. I really think that is the best thing for her.’’

With English not coming to Queensland, Black Heart Bart assumes the mantle of the second favourite for the Stradbroke.

STRADBROKE HCP

Eagle Farm, June 11

$4 Azkadellia

$5.50 Malaguerra

$7 Black Heart Bart

$10 Counterattack, Fell Swoop

$12 Artlee, Delectation, Music Magnate, Target In Sight

BETTING: TAB FIXED ODDS

Originally published as Gai Waterhouse filly English to miss Brisbane winter carnival