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Updated / Monday, 26 Apr 2021
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Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Minella Indo has been ruled out of the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday with a bruised foot.
Henry de Bromhead was forced to pull the plug on his intended seasonal swansong when he discovered the problem on Monday.
Minella Indo led home a historic one-two for the trainer in the Gold Cup last month, when beating stablemate A Plus Tard. It s a very minor thing, but it’s the right thing to do and we thought we’d let everybody know sooner rather than later, said De Bromhead.
Gold Cup hero Minella Indo ruled out of Punchestown with bruised foot
Henry de Bromhead’s Cheltenham hero meets with late setback. By Press Association Monday 26 Apr 2021, 5:21 PM 5 hours ago 1,482 Views 0 Comments
Minella Indo has a stone bruise.
Image: Morgan Treacy
Image: Morgan Treacy
CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP hero Minella Indo has been ruled out of the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday with a bruised foot.
Henry de Bromhead was forced to pull the plug on his intended seasonal swansong when he discovered the problem on Monday.
Minella Indo led home a historic one-two for the trainer in the Gold Cup last month, when beating stablemate A Plus Tard.
UPDATED 2:36PM, APR 25 2021
Irish champion jockey Paul Townend will make a timely return to the saddle on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival after being booked to ride in each of Tuesday s three Grade 1s, providing a huge boost for the Willie Mullins team ahead of the biggest week in Irish jump racing.
Townend has been sidelined since injuring his foot after falling from Egality Mans at Fairyhouse earlier in the month, an injury which forced him to miss the Grand National meeting at Aintree, but he has been declared fit to ride at the five-day extravaganza.
The 30-year-old’s return comes at the perfect time as he is coming under increasing pressure from Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore in the race to be Ireland’s leading jockey this season.
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