Overview
- Trainer Nicky Henderson said scans and X-rays showed a fractured pelvis after Sir Gino was pulled up in the Grade Two Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham.
- Sir Gino was attended to by the on-course veterinary team, walked into the horse ambulance, and was transferred to Three Counties Equine Hospital for assessment.
- Henderson reported the six-year-old as comfortable and stable with a guarded prognosis, and further examinations in the coming days will assess the extent of the damage.
- Henderson told the Racing Post there are two fracture lines, and the horse will remain under care for several days before returning to Lambourn when safe to travel.
- The odds-on favourite for the race and early Champion Hurdle market leader had returned from a year out to win the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day, but he will miss the spring festivals.