The Queen Mother’s JCB Triumph Hurdle hope Kelami will definitely not take part in the Cheltenham event after undergoing soft palate surgery.
The four-year-old, who is trained in France by Francois Doumen, finished second to Volano in the Ripley Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday.
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