Out of the 2021 Festival

[EnvoyAllen]

Big Getaway unlikely to make it after injury

[Run4Home]

The Big Getaway confirmed out for season

Mullins said: "Unfortunately The Big Getaway had a setback since his last run. He fractured a little bone in his hock that needed to be screwed so he's probably going to have to miss the rest of the season."

He added: "It's disappointing but the prognosis is very good for a full recovery."

[Muswell]

Relegate retired https://twitter.com/racingpost/statu...989307904?s=21

[dannycraigpirates]

Meanwhile last season’s Ultima Handicap Chase runner-up Kildisart has been ruled out of both a return to The Festival and a potential outing in the Grand National after a season-ending setback.

Pauling added: “Kildisart has annoyingly had a little setback and he will miss the remainder of the season. He picked up a little knock a couple of weeks ago which will delay him for six weeks and by that time with a big horse like him it is a rush to get him back.

[Leman14]

Hacker Des Places out for the season.
A small lesion to his tendon when racing at Wetherby.

[Run4Home]

Discorama

Nolan has hit the frame at each of the last three festivals with the useful Discorama, but the eight-year-old will not have the chance to break his duck at the meeting this time around.

"He's had wind surgery since his last run and Cheltenham is off the agenda," the trainer said. "We're hoping he'll be back in time for Punchestown."

[Liammet]

Castlebawn west out for season

willie mullins

[Cashew King]

Boothill out for the season

https://harryfryracing.com/boothill-ruled-out-for-the-rest-of-the-season/

[Nortons who]

Don't panic everyone, probably expected anyway: Waiting Patiently missing Cheltenham will wait for Aintree...As reporred in the SL.


"Having already been taken out of the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Waiting Patiently retained the option of running in either the Ryanair Chase or the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the Cotswolds, but has now been scratched from those races, too.

Jefferson said: “I took him out of the Queen Mother ages ago and I’ve now taken him out of the Ryanair and the Gold Cup.

“Thinking about it, we felt the King George wasn’t the fastest run three-mile race in the world, so maybe the Gold Cup wasn’t the right option.

“And after his last race, he was going to need a little bit of veterinary attention, so we thought we’d leave him for Aintree."

[Kevloaf]

Presenting Percy is out of Cheltenham, perhaps back for Aintree.

Source is RP, can't post yet.

Either way he was scratched from the GC earlier on.

[Kevloaf]

Sea Ducor
on the easy list after small setback

https://www.irishracing.com/news?prid=215638

[Run4Home]

Elfile misses Cheltenham
Confirmed by Peter Mol

[Ballybeen]

Yorkhill out as retired.

[Run4Home]

Defi du Seuil
Hobbs in RP says will miss rest of season

[Diamond Geezer]

I’ll leave this in although there’s no confirmation he will miss Cheltenham, the language has changed since earlier reports and the line is now ‘very doubtful’.

A gentle reminder this thread is for horses confirmed to be missing the festival, any general discussion/updates/rumours please keep to the race thread(s).
Thanks

Tonight's blog

Dusart is progressing very well after a very nasty incident where he managed to stake himself and I must admit, we thought that was it for him, certainly for this season, but I’m delighted to say that his injuries have healed remarkably and he arrived back at Seven Barrows on Monday with the view to at least getting him moving again. It’s much to early to say when he may run again but I am very optimistic that he might make Punchestown, or maybe, and it’s a big fat maybe, he could even be ready in time for Aintree. He’s only had one run and won, which always puts us in a difficult position because he obviously needs plenty more experience but he looks great, is already cantering and there is at least some good news coming from Seven Barrows!