Racing blow as Un De Sceaux retires ahead of Cheltenham

Racing blow as Un De Sceaux retires ahead of Cheltenham after sustaining serious ligament injury

  • Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a ligament injury
  • The Willie Mullins-trained 12-year-old was being prepared for a final Cheltenham 
  • The front-runner won 23 of 34 races and more than £1.5million prize money 

Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a ligament injury.

The Willie Mullins-trained 12-year-old was being prepared for his sixth and final Cheltenham Festival.

Mullins said: ‘He worked great yesterday but you could see on pulling up he wasn’t right. You can’t replace horses like him.’

The front-runner won 23 of 34 races and more than £1.5million prize money. His wins included the Arkle Novices’ Chase in 2015 and Ryanair Chase in 2017.

Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a ligament injury




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