Second favourite Mystical Pursuit has been scratched from the $150,000 Tasmanian Oaks at Mowbray on Sunday due to an elevated white cell count.
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Her withdrawal has seen favourite Still A Star shorten to $1.60 with Ladbrokes.
Ironically, Still A Star was scratched from the Tasmanian Derby at Elwick earlier this month with the same blood disorder.
A high white cell count is consistent with a horse having a virus or low grade infection.
Mystical Pursuit's illustrious stablemate Mystic Journey was forced out of next month's $5 million All-Star Mile at Caulfield when an leg infection disrupted her preparation.
Meanwhile, former Launceston jockey Luke Currie will miss several rides at Mowbray on Wednesday after being seriously injured in a fall just after the finish line at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
The racenet.com.au web site reported that Currie sustained a suspected fractured vertebrae, broken ribs and concussion.
Currie was to have ridden runner-up Hanseatic in the $1.5 million Blue Diamond at Caulfield on Saturday.
His main ride in Wednesday was to have been the Tony McEvoy-trained Jentico in the $150,000 Vamos Stakes.
