Racing: Tiutchev ruled out of Ritz
Tiutchev will miss this afternoon’s feature Ritz Club Ascot Chase after suffering a bout of colic.
‘‘He arrived at the races perfectly all right but he’s definitely got a form of colic and he’ll go back to the veterinary college,’’ the nine-year-old’s trainer Nicky Henderson said.
Tiutchev would have been a hot favourite for the £65,000 Ascot contest, which was due to be his last run before he tackled the Queen Mother Champion Chase at next month’s Cheltenham Festival.
