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Franklin Gardens in doubt for Melbourne Cup
Yet another English stayer has gone amiss in the lead up to Tuesday’s $5 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington with Franklins Gardens now in serious doubt of taking his place in the Melbourne Cup field after sustaining a tendon injury at trackwork.
The Mark Tompkins trained six year old strained a tendon in his right hind leg. A final decision on whether the horse lines up in the Melbourne Cup will be made this morning.
Franklins Gardens will be the fifth withdrawal of the European raiders should he be scratched from Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
The Godolphin team withdrew their three visitors to these shores while Carte Diamond sensationally crashed through the running rail at trackwork on Tuesday morning bringing his campaign to an end.
