Injury rules 2018 winner out of this year’s Festival showpiece, leaving Tizzard yard with Lostintranslation as valid contender
Native River has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a suspensory tendon injury. Winner of the race in 2018, he would have been heading back to the Festival next month aiming to become the first horse since Kauto Star in 2009 to regain the blue riband event.
The 10-year-old had appeared right back to his best this season, winning at Aintree and only recently in the Denman Chase at Newbury. He was also prominent in the betting for the Grand National, although his participation in that race had still to be confirmed.
Written by Chris Cook and PA Media
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/feb/19/talking-horses-power-feels-lostintranslation-is-going-under-radar under the title “Talking Horses: Native River ruled out of Cheltenham Gold Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
