Hopes of a 3rd Ryanair Chase win for Allaho have been dashed for the second 12 months in a row after connections had been compelled to rule him out of the Cheltenham Competition.
The Willie Mullins-trained 10-year-old carried the colors of Cheveley Park Stud to gorgeous Ryanair wins in 2021 and 2022, however missed the whole lot of final season by way of damage.
He made a profitable return from 19 months on the sidelines within the Clonmel Oil Chase in November and whereas he needed to make do with minor honours in third when favorite for the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day, he bounced again to profitable methods when notching a 3rd triumph in final week’s Horse & Jockey Lodge Chase at Thurles.
That 13-length victory noticed Allaho cement his place on the head of ante-post lists for this 12 months’s Ryanair Chase on March 14, however he won’t be making the journey to Prestbury Park.
Chris Richardson, Cheveley Park’s managing director, advised the PA information company: “Allaho was discovered to be lame after his race at Thurles and it has been identified as a strained hock, so he will require a number of weeks relaxation and recuperation and subsequently sadly misses Cheltenham.
“It’s very frustrating, as it was good to see him return to form the other day, but he wasn’t 100 per cent afterwards and we’re just going to have to give him the time, I’m afraid.”
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