Wednesday 10 February 2016 18:38, UK
Willie Mullins' JLT Novices Chase ante-post favourite Killultagh Vic has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival and probably the rest of the season.
The seven-year-old won the Grade 2 "Money Back On Fallers" At Coral.IE Novice Chase at Leopardstown last month in extraordinary circumstances, Ruby Walsh somehow getting him back up to win after what looked like a costly error at the final fence.
He was promoted to favouritism for the JLT on the back of that success, but Sky Bet now make Bristol De Mai the 7/2 favourite, with Mullins' Outlander next in the betting at 7/1.
Mullins told the Racing Post: "He seemed fine after Leopardstown but when we stepped up his work we discovered a suspensory problem. We don't know whether what happened at Leopardstown caused the injury or whether it was something that happened since.
"Unfortunately he's out of Cheltenham and it's unlikely that he will run again this season."
