Nicky Henderson’s Altior to miss the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown racecourse next month
NICKY HENDERSON's Altior will miss the Tingle Creek at Sandown next month.
Henderson's brilliant chaser - who was the 4-6 favourite for the contest - had been due to make his seasonal reappearance at Sandown, but will miss the race due to "a wind problem".
Henderson told Unibet: "I'm really disappointed to report that Altior will miss the Grade 1 Tingle Creek at Sandown next month due to a wind problem that has surfaced, which means he will not be ready in time.
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"And between our own vet Dave Matterson and Geoff Lane they both concluded that he has a small issue with his wind whereby his larynx isn't opening sufficiently so after discussing the matter with his owners, Christopher and Pat Pugh, we decided that he will need a small procedure to rectify the problem."