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Brown Panther in doubt for St Leger

London

Friday 13 September 2013, 9:19am

eading Melbourne Cup contender Brown Panther is in doubt for Sunday's Irish St Leger with a high temperature.

Owned and bred by former English soccer great Michael Owen and trained by Tom Dascombe, the five-year-old was a close third 12 months ago and was being geared towards this event as preparation for the trip to Australia.

He is on the fourth line of TAB's Cup betting at $21.

Brown Panther has won both starts this season, most recently the Goodwood Cup.

Owen revealed the news via Twitter, saying: "Desperate news. Just got off the phone to Tom Dascombe who informs me that Brown Panther has a temperature and hasn't eaten anything today.

"Tom and our vets will monitor him in the next few hours but his participation in Sunday's Irish St Leger looks in doubt."

– PAA

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