Festival sickener: Klassical Dream, Saldier and Douvan to all miss Cheltenham
I have to report that both Klassical Dream and Saldier are out of the Unibet Champion Hurdle picture and won't be going to the Cheltenham Festival.
We had to withdraw Klassical Dream from the PCI Irish Champion Hurdle last weekend, but the leg infection he picked up, which looked a minor problem on Friday night, has turned out to be a bit more serious and we've decided to leave him alone. Unfortunately, he's going to miss the rest of the season.
Saldier hasn't progressed well enough since the setback he had after winning the Morgiana Hurdle in November and he won't make the festival. We will just have to see how things go and, hopefully, he might make it back for Punchestown.
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