Injury rules Pandorama out

PANDORAMA has been ruled out for the entire season after failing to fully recover from an injury sustained in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Last year’s Lexus Chase winner finished seventh on unsuitably fast ground in the Prestbury Park blue riband and returned home sore.

Trainer Noel Meade had hoped his star chaser would be able to defend his Lexus crown at Leopardstown over Christmas, but he has been forced to write off the full campaign.