THE $2 million Sydney Cup, scheduled as the third of four Group 1s on the final day of the Australian Racing Clubs ‘the Championships’ was declared a no-race after Almoonqith faltered and fell just after passing the post the first time in the 3,200 metre contest.

With the Team Hayes-trained horse motionless and jockey James Doyle on the turf, with a leg injury, with Blake Shinn, who had been dislodged from Who Shot Thebarman in the process, stewards evaluated the possibilities over the next 60 seconds before ringing the siren and calling a ‘no-race’, deeming that the situation presented an unacceptable risk.