Snowy Morning ruled out of Irish National

SNOWY MORNING, the ante-post favourite for the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, will miss the race.

Speaking at Thurles yesterday, trainer, Willie Mullins, reported: “He was never a certain starter in the National and is on the easy-list at the moment.

“He has suffered a scratch, which necessitated a stitch or two. I was going to wait before making a decision, because he had a hard race at Cheltenham.