Robin Bastiman is still holding on to the hope that his stable star Borderlescott will appear in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The nine-year-old, who finished third behind Equiano in the race 12 months ago, was last seen finishing fourth in the Temple Stakes at Haydock, where he stumbled and bruised a tendon.
"He's got that injury, but he's doing well. It might not be as a bad as we first thought," said the trainer.
"We'll see how he does in the next few weeks, but he still might get to Royal Ascot.
"I wouldn't want to run him if he wasn't 100%, though, so it's very much in the balance."
Bastiman believes the injury happened when Overdose's jockey Andreas Suborics threw away his blindfold and it landed in Borderlescott's face, causing him to stumble.
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