Multiple city winning mare Holy Guacamoley has been retired after sustaining an injury when finishing ninth of ten runners in the $12,000 Alano Water Adelaide Plains Cup 0-81 Handicap (1400m) at Balaklava on February 28.

Trainer John MacMillan, notified stewards earlier this week after the five-year-old had been vetted which revealed a bone chip in the near fore coffin joint.

Holy Guacamoley, by Blevic out of the dam Soft, won six races and was placed on a further five occasions from her 32 start career.

Four of those victories were recorded at Morphettville contributing significantly to her career earnings of $112,460.

Holy Guacamoley had five starts in stakes company however black type proved elusive, finishing fourth in the 2009 Listed City Of Adelaide Stakes (1600m) and the 2009 Listed Murray Bridge Gold Cup (1600m) behind Moment In Time.

Picture: Jenny Barnes