A total of 32 horses were taken out of the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury next weekend at the first forfeit stage, but top-weight Kauto Star has stood his ground.
Among the withdrawals were Gold Cup runner-up Exotic Dancer, Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup winner Neptune Collonges and the Ferdy Murphy pair of L’Antartique and Another Promise.
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