Overview
- Trainer Barry Connell said vets treated the nine-year-old for neck soreness, leaving insufficient time to meet medication withdrawal requirements.
- The reigning champion had been a 2-1 chance but will miss next week’s race, with connections hopeful of a Punchestown return.
- Bookmakers moved Majborough to the head of the market, as short as 4-6 with Coral, with L’Eau Du Sud and Il Etait Temps next in betting.
- Marine Nationale had finished second on both starts this season, including a wide-margin defeat by Majborough in the Dublin Chase at Leopardstown.
- Festival buildup also saw setbacks off and on the track, with Fergal O’Brien reporting In d’Or likely to miss Cheltenham and BHA chair Lord Allen resigning.