Davids Lad denied run at Festival

DAVIDS LAD cannot run at Cheltenham today after the Turf Club succeeded in having last Thursday’s court stay temporarily lifted at the High Court in Dublin yesterday.

Trainer Tony Martin had declared the nine-year-old to run in the Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup Handicap Chase as part of his build-up to the Martell Cognac Grand National.

Now the dreams of Martin, rider Timmy Murphy and particularly those of the horse’s owners, the four-strong Eddie Joe’s syndicate, have been put back on hold.