Enormous Cheltenham Competition favorite and Ruby Walsh tip OUT as coach confirms setback on dwell TV

A HUGE Cheltenham Competition favorite has been dominated out of racing’s largest assembly.

Charles Byrnes confirmed Shoot First – 3-1 fav for the Pertemps on Thursday – suffered a setback this morning.

Ruby Walsh had put the horse up because the one to beat within the 3m race over hurdles.

Byrnes informed Nick Luck on Racing TV: “We suffered a setback this morning – Shoot First I am afraid will not be becoming a member of the social gathering. He is out.

“He gave himself a bang yesterday. We had been at him all night time. I had the vet out and we felt it will be the fallacious factor to take him.

“That is a little bit of a blow.”

Shoot First is the second massive identify to overlook the race after Nicky Henderson confirmed The King’s Steal A March wouldn’t run.

Canny Irish coach Byrnes is famed for his big gambles and appears to have a stable ebook of runners for the week.

That features Stayers’ Hurdle favorite Blazing Khal, who himself has been an harm doubt twice within the run as much as the Competition.

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