AGE Of Aquarius' racing career is in severe jeopardy after he suffered a bad leg injury at Goodwood on Thursday.

Aidan O'Brien's stayer broke down with around half a mile to run of the Artemis Goodwood Cup, for which he was sent off the odds-on favourite.

Age Of Aquarius was swiftly taken to Arundel Equine Hospital, where subsequent X-rays revealed the four-year-old had sustained ruptured ligaments below the fetlock of his off-fore.

Dr Paul Dupreez, senior partner of the Arundel Equine Hospital, said: "He is fine and is on his way home, supported by a splint and bandages.

"It is not a catastrophic injury, but there are huge doubts as to whether he will be able to get back to competitive action.

"He's a very valuable horse and I'm sure they will have plans for him."

Jockey Johnny Murtagh was leading the field, but soon pulled up his partner once the Galileo colt had lost his action.

Murtagh said: "He was travelling OK, but lost his balance for a couple of strides and it went pop.

"It was disappointing as he was going well."

Age Of Aquarius was backed into 4-6 favouritism for the Goodwood Cup, won by Illustrious Blue, following his brave second behind Rite Of Passage in last month's Gold Cup at Ascot.

HENRY Cecil's Midday will face six rivals as she bids for back-to-back successes in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes at Goodwood tomorrow.

After a busy campaign last year, Cecil has been far more conservative with his star filly this season and she has had just the one run at York where she finished second behind Sariska, just like she did in the Oaks.

However, with other big targets later in the season, such as the Prix Vermeille and an attempt to retain her Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf crown on the cards, the four-year-old will be earning her keep from now on.

"Her program really has been a late summer autumn campaign because of races like the Nassau on Saturday, the Yorkshire Oaks, the Vermeille, the Prix de l'Opera, Breeders' Cup, all those sorts of major older fillies' races come late in the season," said Teddy Grimthorpe, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah's racing manager.

"With that in mind, Henry wants to have her right for those races.

"She seems to have come on nicely. He's obviously suitably pleased with her as she worked pretty well the other day.

"They are going to be tough races but we are very excited with her."

Taking her on are two French raiders. The supplemented Rosanara is joined by Stacelita, last year's Prix Vermeille winner.

Luca Cumani's improving Italian Oaks winner Contredanse and David Elsworth's dual Lancashire Oaks winner Barshiba are both contenders.

Sir Michael Stoute's Strawberrydaiquiri and Saeed bin Suroor's Antara complete the select field.

ANTE-post favourite Hawkeyethenoo has missed the cut for tomorrow's bluesq.com Stewards' Cup at Goodwood.

Jim Goldie's sprinter needed six withdrawals from the five-day declarations but only four rated higher than him, Elnawin, Global City, Damien and Quest For Success have not taken up the opportunity.

Topping the maximum 28 declarations is Richard Fahey's grand old campaigner Knot In Wood, who has been third twice in the past and will have 3lb taken off his back by Barry McHugh.

Also travelling from Fahey's Malton base are Saturday's Ascot winner Castles In The Air, the mount of Paul Hanagan, Kaldoun Kingdom (Lee Topliss), Johannes (Martin Lane) and Prime Exhibit (Dale Swift).

Last year's one-two, Genki and Evens And Odds are back again with Ayr Gold Cup winner Jimmy Styles also running.

David Nicholls, who last won the race in 2005 with Gift Horse, runs Striking Spirit, Evens And Odds and Sonny Red.

Johnny Mudball, Enact and Rileyskeepingfaith are others taking their chance.

Last year's winner Genki has been drawn in stall 25, with last Saturday's Ascot winner Castles In the Air in stall two, near his stablemate Kaldoun Kingdom in four.

Fellow Richard Fahey inmate Knot In Wood is drawn in nine.

Palace Moon will come out of stall 20 in the hands of Kieren Fallon, with Sir Michael Stoute's Enact in 27.

DAVID Lanigan has decided not to run Oaks runner-up Meeznah at Newbury on Sunday.

The Dynaformer filly went on to claim fourth place in the Irish equivalent and had a few options this week.

But after discussions with her owners, Saif Ali and Saeed Altayer, the decision has been made to give her a little break.

"She worked on the Cambridge Road Polytrack on Wednesday and she's fine but she won't be going to Newbury," said Lanigan.

"We are just going to give her more time. She is absolutely 100% but after discussing it with the owners we are just going to give her a bit more time.

"She's got entries in a couple of races in Deauville in August and she will tell us when she's ready.

"She progressed very quickly in a short space of time and her main aim is probably the Park Hill at Doncaster on September 9, so we just want to see where we go between now and then."

DUNGUIB'S campaign is to be geared around a crack at the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham next March.

Trainer Philip Fenton would like to give his stable star two runs before his main objective.

"He has done exceptionally well during the summer. He's done better this summer than he has in the past. He's still in the field enjoying himself," said Fenton.

"We might plan a different campaign for him this time round. We might start him off later rather than start him early and, all going well, we'll have him right for Cheltenham.

"We are going to stick with our plan which is if he has a good preparation I'm sure the Champion Hurdle will be the one we're aiming for.

"He won't run until after Christmas. We have no particular race in mind, but he can have two runs before Cheltenham that will be grand."

Dunguib, the 2009 Weatherbys Champion Bumper hero and third in last season's Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Festival, is a top-priced 20-1 for the blue riband.

SETA HANDED BATH ASSIGNMENT

Luca Cumani will continue to take things slowly with his exciting filly Seta.

The flashy chestnut created a huge impression on her racecourse introduction last season winning a Newmarket maiden by eight lengths.

She then finished a close third in the May Hill Stakes at Doncaster before being put away for the year.

The Pivotal three-year-old was drawn on the 'wrong' side in the 1000 Guineas but has had no trouble winning her last two starts, most recently a Listed race at Warwick.

Next on the agenda is a similar contest at Bath, the EBF Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes.

"She will go to Bath for a Listed race on August 15 as long as the ground isn't too quick," said Cumani.