SIMONSIG
"We have taken him out of the Champion Chase because we're simply not going to be ready in time.
"He's just not going to be ready for Cheltenham, one way or another. We fully intend for him to make an appearance at some point - we don't want another season to go by - so we will have to regroup now.
"There's still Aintree and Punchestown to come, but we're just not going to make it to Cheltenham.
"He's good and he's sound, that's the main thing. It's just hard to make up the time we've lost."
"We have taken him out of the Champion Chase because we're simply not going to be ready in time.
"He's just not going to be ready for Cheltenham, one way or another. We fully intend for him to make an appearance at some point - we don't want another season to go by - so we will have to regroup now.
"There's still Aintree and Punchestown to come, but we're just not going to make it to Cheltenham.
"He's good and he's sound, that's the main thing. It's just hard to make up the time we've lost."
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