Mighty Man out for the season

Mighty Man, a general 20-1 chance for the RSA Chase at Cheltenham, has been ruled out after sustaining a season-ending injury.

The top-quality staying hurdler was sidelined for two years with a tendon problem but had started to make into a fine novice chaser, impressing at Huntingdon this week with some spring-heeled leaps.

“He fractured his sesamoid and is going to be operated on this afternoon,” said trainer Henry Daly.

“He had a tiny little nick after the race but we just felt it this morning. We put him in a box, took him off to the vets and they called me back.

“The vet seems confident that it is certainly not life-threatening or even career-threatening, the only problem is he’s already 10.”