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Unbeaten three-old filly Commissioning has been forced into an early retirement after suffering a career-ending fetlock injury, ruling her out of a potential tilt at this year's 1000 Guineas under Frankie Dettori in May.

Dettori is also due to retire later this year, and hopes were high that Commissioning could furnish his farewell tour with a fifth 1000 Guineas success over the Rowley Mile, but a setback has forced connections to call time on her racing career prematurely.

A three-time winner at Newmarket last year, the daughter of Kingman made a big impression on her racecourse debut for John & Thady Gosden at the July Course, before doubling her tally in the Rockfel Stakes, and then providing jockey Robert Havlin with a first Group One success in the Fillies' Mile in October.

Jake Warren, racing and bloodstock advisor to Commissioning's owners Isa Salman and Abdulla Al Khalifa, said: "Commissioning sustained an injury to her left hind fetlock which has unfortunately proven to be significant and thus she won't be able to continue to be trained.

"It's very frustrating news, but she has given the owners and breeders an amazing thrill by becoming the first Bahraini homebred Group One winner.

"Of course a filly of this calibre, with her CV, will be an incredible asset to breed from in the future."