Enable ‘fine’ following Paris agony but no decision made on retirement still

HEADS are still being scratched at Juddmonte HQ on Enable’s future following her agonising Arc second on Sunday.

Connections report the wonder mare none the worse for her run but the decision on her next step is yet to be made either way.

John Gosden’s mare found only Waldgeist too good in a race for the ages as she was foiled in her Arc hat-trick bid.

The question was quickly put to Enable’s connections regarding her racing future but no commitments were made in the aftermath.

On Monday, Lord Grimthorpe, Juddmonte’s racing manager, said: “Enable seems fine. She ate up last night and she’s on her way home.

“She ran a super race and we can’t complain. She was just outstayed by the winner on the ground, it’s as simple as that really.”

The Breeders’ Cup and British Champions Day at Ascot look her only options if she is to set foot on a racecourse again.

A career as a six-year-old has all but been ruled out, however Grimthorpe is keen to let the dust settle before anything concrete is decided.

He added: “There are no plans – I don’t know (if she will run again).”