Green Impact set to miss rest of season

Jessica Harrington has been forced to rule Green Impact out for the remainder of the season.

A smart juvenile, he beat Delacroix in his maiden and in the Champion Juvenile Stakes at the Curragh.

This season he finished sixth to Ruling Court in the 2000 Guineas before winning a Listed race which teed him up for a crack at the Irish Derby.

Sixth again there, he was last seen finishing fourth in the Sky Bet York Stakes, but he picked up an injury on the Knavesmire.

“Green Impact won’t run again this season. He got an injury in York,” said Harrington.

“He’ll be back next year.”

Fellow smart juvenile Hotazhell, who also beat Delacroix in the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, has had a frustrating season waiting for his preferred soft ground.

He has not been far away in three Group Ones, the most recent of which was the Saratoga Derby where he was beaten a length and three-quarters into fourth.

“We’re waiting with Hotazhell and he could run at the Irish Champions Festival, he could go to France and there is also British Champions Day,” said Harrington.

“We’ll run him when we get suitable ground.”