Pioneering Solar Deity and Wild Dude out of luck

Solar Deity’s groundbreaking trip to South Korea ended in disappointment on Sunday when the seven-year-old finished tenth of 16 in the £700,000 Keeneland Korea Cup at Seoul racecourse.

Trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam for owners Mark Hodsoll and Bryan Hirst, Solar Deity, who was partnered by Darryll Holland, was competing in the richest race ever run in South Korea and was the first horse trained in Britain to run in the country.

Breaking slowly in the 1m1f contest, Solar Deity struggled on the deep surface as Japanese raider Chrysolite scored by six lengths from compatriot Kurino Star O.