Front set to miss Champion

Back In Front is set to miss the Smurfit Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham a fortnight tomorrow.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2004 - 09:55

Back In Front is set to miss the Smurfit Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham a fortnight tomorrow.

Edward O’Grady’s seven-year-old was successful in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at last year’s Festival and had been as short as 10-1 in some books for the hurdlers’ crown.

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<p>A month out from Cheltenham, Willie Mullins is struggling with back and hip pain but hopes to be right for the Festival. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</p>

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