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The Leader Newspaper By Andrew Atkinson Altior has been withdrawn from the Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday after trainer Nicky Henderson revealed the chaser had returned an unsatisfactory scope. “We are very sorry that we have taken the difficult decision not to run Altior in the Champion Chase. He coughed after exercise which caused us to scope him and as a result of what we have seen it would not be sensible to run him. â€�...

UPDATED 7:24PM, MAR 15 2021 Altior has been ruled out of Wednesdays Grade 1 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at the eleventh hour after Nicky Henderson reported he returned an unsatisfactory scope on Monday morning. The 11-year-old, who won in 2018 and 2019, was withdrawn on the morning of the race last year after failing to recover from a setback. Altior had been available at 6-1 generally for this years running. Speaking to the Racing Post, Henderson said: "Its very upsetting. At le...

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Grand National 2021 date confirmed amid calls to change Aintree festival Mirror 25/02/2021 UP NEXT The 2021 Randox Grand National will remain in its original slot, despite calls from bookmakers to stage it when betting shops are back in business. It has been confirmed that the world famous Aintree marathon, set to feature Tiger Rolls historic hat-trick bid, will be run on April 10. That date is two days before High Street bookies are allowed to reopen under step two of Prime Minister Boris J...

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Royal Ascot’s ‘massive’ seven-race cards welcomed by bookmakers Share April 1, 2021 Royal Ascot has made the decision to expand its race card to seven meetings a day, in a move which has been well received by betting industry figures. The Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes and the Golden Gates Stakes flat races were fixed to the venue’s week long event last year. This was followed by the inclusion of the Buckingham Palace Stakes after the COVID-19 pandemic opened up a space for extra me...