Quick ground scuppers Lord North’s Ascot outing
Gosden runner will bypass the Prince of Wales’s Stakes
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Your support makes all the difference.Lord North will not contest this afternoon’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot
The five-year-old won the 10-furlong feature last year and had been set for a high-profile clash with dual Classic winner Love.
However, with the ground officially described as good to firm, trainers John and Thady Gosden have declared their charge a non runner.