Ante-post favourite Sutton Place taken out of Betfair Hurdle
Last year's Champion Bumper winner Ballyandy and JP McManus pair Movewiththetimes and Consul De Thaix head the market for one of the most valuable handicaps of the season as 20 hold their ground at the latest withdrawal stage.
Surprisingly only 20 horses remain in the mix for one of the most valuable handicaps of the season, the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury, taking place this Saturday.
Willie Mullins has declined to keep Footpad, second in last month's Irish Champion Hurdle, in the race and instead may rely on Renneti, who would have to carry top weight.
His great rival Gordon Elliott has left in Veinard but not the strongly-fancied Sutton Place, while the only other Irish-trained possible is Noel Meade's De Name Escapes Me.
Paul Nicholls has left in Zubayr and Movewiththetimes, with Nicky Henderson confirming Hargam and Consul De Thaix.
Last year's Champion Bumper winner Ballyandy could be joined by his Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained stablemate Ballyhill.
Clyne, Wait For Me, William H Bonney, Beltor and Song Light are amongst the others engaged.
