Sad news about a superstar horse but at least they have come out and said it now. With Altior still marginal it throws the Champion Chase market into turmoil. If I were Simon Munir or Isaac Soude I'd be going through all sorts of permutations ...............................
If they had pulled him out when they should have at Cheltenham he might have been OK .. Mullins and Walsh must be regretting that decision to let him run
Think they've pretty decent back up in Min for that race. The rematch with Altior should be fun, hopefully he makes it. What about Ruby yesterday on ITV saying the horse looked great, according to Willie the horse was lame on and off for days... Between these shenanigans and Altiorgate, how many porkies do trainers tell regarding horses wellbeing...
He did not appear among the declarations on Thursday morning and, although he still holds entries for a pair of races in Ireland on Sunday, the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase and the Hilly Way Chase at Cork, he won't take up those options either.
