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DARLAN RULED OUT OF CHELTENHAM HEAT

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Darlan will not run in the Racing Post Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday due to ground conditions.

Conditions were officially changed to soft, heavy in places following Saturday's Paddy Power Gold Cup, prompting Nicky Henderson to take stablemate Sprinter Sacre out of the Shloer Chase.

The Lambourn trainer was then left harbouring serious concerns over Darlan, and he confirmed to Press Association Sport: "We have talked about it and I have confirmed Darlan will not run either. They are all in great form, it's disappointing for everybody and it's disappointing for us, we were looking forward to seeing him them run.

GROUND RULES SACRE OUT OF COMEBACK

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Nicky Henderson's Sprinter Sacre will not run at Cheltenham on Sunday due to the deterioration in ground conditions.

The six-year-old is unbeaten in five chase starts and was due to make his eagerly-awaited seasonal reappearance in the Shloer Chase.

But with the ground at Prestbury Park officially changed to soft, heavy in places, the Lambourn trainer told Racing UK: "Sadly this ground has gone against us."