Superstar northern trotter Bolt For Brilliance is out of Friday’s Dominion Trot after being found to have a respiratory infection after his failure at Addington yesterday.
But trainer Tony Herlihy is still hopeful of getting him to the Inter Dominions start in Victoria on November 26.
For the second time in eight days, Bolt For Brilliance finished unplaced as a favourite, not showing his usual stamina after racing parked for the last 800m of the Worthy Queen Trot won by Majestic Man.
Herlihy knew that was too bad to be true and ordered a veterinary inspection that showed the Rowe Cup winner had mucus in his airway.
“The vet seemed to think that with treatment it will clear up pretty quickly but he definitely can’t start on Friday,” said Herlihy.