Beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise will undergo further scans later in the week to determine the extent of a possible fetlock injury

Connections of boom galloper Incentivise are anxiously awaiting the results of further scans later in the week for their star galloper who finished a brave second in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.

Melbourne Cup runner-up Incentivise pulled up sore after the race. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

Connections of Melbourne Cup runner-up Incentivise are awaiting the results of further scans as they look to determine the extent of a possible fetlock injury to the star gelding.

The triple Group 1 winner, so gallant in defeat behind Verry Elleegant, reported as not showing signs of lameness on Wednesday however further scans will be undertaken later in the week to determine his injury status.

Managing owner Steve Tregea earlier in the day confirmed his home-bred superstar had suffered the injury in his fetlock area and displayed lameness shortly after the gruelling 3200m trip.

“He has inflammation in the near-side fetlock,” Tregea said.

“They scanned it and didn’t see a lot but there was inflammation and fluid there and he was lame so we will see what the second scan shows.

“It is not a CT scan, just a normal scan they use on pregnant mares to see under the skin. It is in the fetlock so they don’t really know what it is, they have iced it and wrapped it up but he was lame on it shortly after the race.

“When you are racing horses, these things are always on the cards. It is disappointing but you just have to cop these things.”

Incentivise was set for an extended spell as he has magnificently endured a busy winter and spring but his Melbourne Cup setback now has his immediate movement unclear while connections await further veterinary analysis.

Incentivise has never shown signs of soreness like this after a race and it is the first time he has pulled up lame in his short but incredible career.

“He ducked out on the corner so I would say something has gone wrong there,” Tregea said.

“(Trainer) Peter (Moody) said he wasn’t lame immediately but soon after he was favouring that leg and had inflammation around it.”