Auckland Cup winner Vincent has been scratched from Saturday night’s Ballarat Cup after showing heat in his leg on Thursday morning.

“I noticed a slight swelling on the nearside front this morning,” said co-trainer Natalie Rasmussen on the stable website.

“He is not lame or anything and I am fairly confident it is something minor.

“You just don't take risks with horses like him"

"He was out in the paddock and whether he has just rolled the wrong way or knocked it getting up you can't say, but it is not that far from the suspensory and we wouldn't risk racing him until it was completely cleared up.

“We will get the experts to have a look and check him out because you can never be 100 per cent sure with these sorts of injuries just how much is involved with them.

“But from the outside to my eye it seems a fairly minor problem at this stage."

Vincent had been the subject of huge punter support in Australian markets after opening second favourite behind stablemate Heaven Rocks on Tuesday.