Ballyalton ruled out for the season

Ballyalton has been ruled out for the season after failing to fully recover from a minor injury.

The seven-year-old won three of his five starts last year and finished off his season with a fine second behind Faugheen in the Neptune Investment Mangement Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Ballyalton had been viewed by many as a potential novice chasing star this term but his career is now on hold until the 2015/16 season.