Plaintiff scratched from The Phoenix

Plaintiff
Melbourne Cup placegetter Plaintiff has been scratched from The Phoenix.

The -trained Plaintiff has been sensationally scratched from Saturday night's $1.65 million The Phoenix at .

Having last been seen finishing third in the Melbourne Cup, the son of Zambora Brockie was set to be a genuine winning chance to take out the $1 million-to-the-winner event on the weekend.

The Neds slot representative went amiss in his final hit-out at The Meadows on Monday, less than 24 hours after The Phoenix box draw had been completed.

Having drawn box five for Saturday's race, Plaintiff was expected to be one of the key speed influencers charging into the first turn of the 525m event.

The two reserves for the world's richest greyhound slot race were to be announced on Wednesday with a decision to be made between , , He's No Slouch, , Rejuvenate and Zippy Tesla.

is expected to announce its replacement from one of the six runners listed, with the decision no doubt made a little easier with the slot holder knowing where its runner will jump from.

Online bookmakers have suspended all betting on the race until Neds has announced its new runner in the 2022 edition of The Phoenix.


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