Grey Abbey to miss Scottish National

Grey Abbey will miss next Saturday’s Gala Casinos Daily Record Scottish Grand National at Ayr.

The absence of the popular front-running gelding means the weights are set to rise significantly with Take The Stand and Royal Auclair also unlikely to feature.

Trainer Howard Johnson told the Racing Post: “He’s finished for the season - he’s done plenty. He seems fine and we will monitor things during the summer.

“We would look at something like the Charlie Hall. We might go for the Lexus in Ireland, where he would get soft ground.”