Sydney star ruled out for the rest of the season with injury
Jedibeel (NZ) (Savabeel), who was good enough to run in The Everest last spring, was found to have a throat problem after he ran well below his best and finished at the rear of the field in The Quokka at Ascot on April 18.
It was an out-of-character run by $2 million earner Jedibeel considering at his previous start he came from last on the turn and stormed through the ruck to just miss reeling in Marhoona (Snitzel) in the Group 1 The Galaxy at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day.
"A month ago Jedibeel nearly wins The Galaxy then three weeks later we are dealing with this,'' trainer Brad Widdup said.
"After The Quokka, (jockey) Tyler Schiller told us the horse was making a noise so we had the horse checked by the vets.
"You see some scopes and you think how does the horse even breathe but fortunately it is not that bad with Jedibeel.
"But there is enough there where we have to do something so he will have the throat surgery.
"I'm not sure how long he will have out, he may miss the spring or return later in the year, we will just see how the surgery goes.
"But the horse comes first. Jedibeel has been a great horse for us and I will give him all the time he needs before getting him back to the races.''
