SINGAPORE,  May 6, 2010

A hairline fracture to the off-fore leg has ruled the Herman Brown-trained Bankable out of the Group 1 S$3m Singapore Airlines International Cup (SIA Cup) on May 16. The injury was sustained following a working gallop in Dubai on Sunday.

Bankable, third behind Gloria De Campeao and Presvis in last year’s 2000m contest, was a last-start second to another SIA Cup contender AL SHEMALI in the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free in March.

The six-year-old Irish-bred gelding had been under an injury cloud all week after the hairline fracture was diagnosed through the use of scintigraphy.

Meanwhile, the Michael Freedman-trained Ntini has been called up for the Group 1 S$1m KrisFlyer International Sprint, bringing the number of Singapore runners to four and the total field up to 10 runners in the 1200m sprint.

From 19 starts at Kranji, five-year-old Ntini (Johannesburg - Delia by Geiger Counter) has scored five times, including one at Group 3 level, the Singapore Four-Year-Old Sprint over 1200m last July.