Colonel’s Betfred Gold Cup run in doubt
The eight-year-old sustained the injury when coming down two fences from home in last month’s Racing Post Chase at Kempton Park.
Trainer Brendan Powell will not make a final decision for at least another week, but he is leaning towards roughing Colonel Frank off for the season.
The Winchester handler explained yesterday: “After his Kempton fall one of his hocks swelled up and when it was X-rayed we found a haematoma in there.
“He’s still in light work, but before long I’ll have to up the tempo with him at home and then we’ll know where we stand. But I wouldn’t mind if we drew stumps and looked forward to next season’s Hennessy with him.”
Before his Kempton fall Colonel Frank had been in flying form, notching up a hat-trick and finishing second to the highly progressive Oneway.
