Sounds like they could push on with him but confirm why Waller is up there as a trainer
By Mathew Toogood
SYDNEY, June 3 AAP - Doncaster Mile winner Rangirangdoo will miss this year's spring carnival.
The Chris Waller-trained gelding was expected to be one of the main Cox Plate contenders after breaking through for his first Group One victory in the Doncaster at Randwick in April.
However, Waller confirmed Rangirangdoo won't race until next year.
"It's nothing major," Waller said.
"He had some swelling in his joint which we worked on and got the heat out and most of the swelling down before he went to the paddock, but we also battled feet problems with him last preparation and these carnivals come around so quickly.
"We decided to give him a decent break and if we do that he'll have a full career ahead of him."
Rangirangdoo has raced 19 times for nine wins and nine placings.
The five-year-old raced five times during the Sydney autumn with wins in the Group Two Expressway Stakes (1200m) first-up in February and also the Doncaster (1600m) at the end of his campaign.
Between those two victories Rangirangdoo finished second to stablemate Danleigh in the Group Two Apollo Stakes (1400m) before being runner-up to Theseo in both the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) and Group One Ranvet Stakes (2000m).
Waller said he wanted Rangirangdoo to be up and racing for his autumn preparation at the end of January next year.
"That's racing," the trainer said.
"You could look at it as being disappointing to miss the spring but then you can also look at his race record and see how many thrills he's already given us, so that's the way we're looking at it."
