Gai Waterhouse has announced Sir Delius will not race anywhere in the spring after sensationally losing his chance to make Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup history .

The five-year-old, favourite for both races, was ruled out after being deemed to be at a heightened risk of injury by Racing Victoria stewards.

The decision quickly prompted speculation that Waterhouse and Adrian Bott could attempt to take the contender to Sydney for the $2m Five Diamonds next month .

In a more pressing matter, Sir Delius was also nominated for the $750,000 Group 3 Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick this weekend but the stable has opted out of the bold plan to race in Sydney.

“After discussing Sir Delius with the ownership group, Adrian and I have made the decision to spell him and set our sights on the autum

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