St Nicholas Abbey suffers setback

Coolmore has released an update on St Nicholas Abbey, stating that the

multiple Group 1 winner has suffered a setback in his ongoing recovery from a

number of major surgeries.

"A major complication in St Nicholas Abbey's recovery arose on Monday evening

as he appeared a little uncomfortable," began a series of tweets. "Radiographs

showed the steel weight-bearing pin in his cannon bone had broken and after

consultation, the surgeons decided to take it out. This procedure was done

Monday night, the leg has been re-cast and St Nicholas Abbey is now bearing

weight on the fractured leg.

"This development has come sooner than we would have ideally liked, so the

next week is a very tentative period for us.

"This morning (Wednesday) St Nicholas Abbey is comfortable and is walking as

well as can be expected. His temperament and demeanor are a tremendous plus both

for him and the team treating him."

Coolmore also uploaded a radiograph image to Twitter and the damaged pin can

be seen

here.

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