ECO TO MISS ROYAL DATE

SETBACK Injury has forced Economics to miss the Prince Of Wales's Stakes

- BY MELISSA JONES

WILLIAM HAGGAS has admitted defeat in his battle to have star performer Economics ready for Royal Ascot.

Last year's Irish Champion Stakes winner was working his way towards a racecourse comeback at the top-class fixture a week today.

Not seen since finishing a below-par sixth at the venue on Champions Day in October, Economics had been back on track for the Group One Prince Of Wales's Stakes.