Jukebox Jury won't be taking his chance in the Coral-Eclipse on Saturday.
Trainer Mark Johnston decided to swerve a trip to Sandown with his Group One-winning grey after assessing his possible rivals.
"Everything is fine with him, we just decided against running at Sandown," he said.
"When we confirmed him on Monday, it looked like making into a small field. We confirmed him just before noon on Monday with what we thought were six runners in the race, but we later found out there were 13 left. I wouldn't have confirmed him if I had known there were going to be that many still in.
"Although there's only six left in, it still looks a tough race and we're happy enough to give it a miss with him."
The four-year-old won the Jockey Club Stakes on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket earlier in the year before finishing down the field in the Coronation Cup at Epsom and the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Although he is entered in the Princess of Wales's sportingbet.com Stakes on Newmarket's July Course next week, Johnston may also opt out of running there.
"He's in a Group Two at Newmarket next week but I've got an open mind on plans for him," he added. "He had a couple of top-class races in quick succession so I would be happy to give him a break."
Twice Over, Mawatheeq, Viscount Nelson, Dar Re Mi, Sri Putra and Zacinto do battle in the Eclipse at the weekend.
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