Maids Causeway faces anxious wait

Maids Causeway fought all the way for her Coronation Stakes win

Coronation Stakes winner Maids Causeway faces a scan later this week after suffering a pulled hip muscle during her victory at York on Friday.

It was known that the filly had pricked a foot and lost a shoe during her narrow success over Karen's Caper.

But trainer Barry Hills told the Racing Post that the muscle was a bigger worry.

"She has pulled a muscle in her off-hind hip. The foot is of secondary concern and should heal," he said.

The horse's win was her first success in a Group One race after her second place in the 1,000 Guineas and took her career earnings past £350,000 but she could face a long spell out.

"It had been feared that she had fractured her near-fore, but that has come to nothing," said Hills.

"I've not watched a replay of the race yet and can't tell you where it happened.

"She will be scanned next week and we'll have to wait and see how things work out after that before we decide what to do next."