Davenport Milenium set to miss Tipperary race

CHAMPION HURDLE favourite Davenport Milenium will not, after all, make his seasonal reappearance in the John James McManus Memorial Hurdle at Tipperary on Sunday.

The six-year-old jumped to prominence in the betting for hurdle racing’s premier prize with two brilliant performances at the Punchestown Festival in April.

At Thurles yesterday his trainer, Willie Mullins, confirmed that Davenport Milenium’s return would be delayed for a couple of weeks.

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