Horse Racing: Marlborough ruled out of King George

Nicky Henderson has confirmed that Marlborough will miss the King George VI Chase at Kempton but reports that the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup is firmly on the agenda.

Marlborough was due to run in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup earlier this month but was ruled out of the Newbury feature when he suffered a trapped epiglottis - a rare throat problem - which needed surgery.