Splint or bony growth appear to have caused problemEnvoi Allen committed to Ballymore Novice HurdleAltior is lame and at great risk of not being able to run in the
Queen Mother Champion Chase at this week’s Cheltenham Festival. The bombshell news was broken on Sunday by Nicky Henderson as he arrived for his annual pre-Festival walk of the course.
Visibly deflated only three days after receiving his OBE at Buckingham Palace, Henderson said: “We’ve still got a chance. We’re using cold water on the leg, ice packs, the whole thing.