Midnight Prayer ruled out of Welsh National

Alan King has ruled Midnight Prayer out of Saturday’s rearranged Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.
Midnight Prayer ruled out of Welsh National
Thu, 07 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Nick Robson

A winner at the 2014 Cheltenham Festival in the four-mile National Hunt Chase, the 11-year-old was found to be coughing yesterday morning.

Injury restricted him to just one run, in the Hennessy Gold Cup, last season and this campaign has been built around Chepstow.

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RacingWelsh NationalChepstowhorse racingMidnight PrayerPlace: ChepstowPlace: WalesPlace: CheltenhamPlace: MartinstownPlace: KemptonPerson: Alan KingPerson: MidnightPerson: KingPerson: SaturadyPerson: Keith OttesenPerson: OttesenPerson: YanworthPerson: JP McManusPerson: BarryPerson: GeraghtyPerson: JPPerson: UxizandrePerson: Smad PlacePerson: Cue CardEvent: 2014 Cheltenham FestivalEvent: National Hunt ChaseEvent: Hennessy Gold CupEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Trials DayOrganisation: Welsh NationalOrganisation: Coral Welsh NationalOrganisation: SupremeOrganisation: CheltenhamOrganisation: Hennessy
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