Any Currency out for season

Martin Keighley has ruled out Grand National hope Any Currency for the rest of the season.

The smart stayer was second to Midnight Chase at the Cheltenham Paddy Power meeting and had been originally considered for the Welsh National.

“(The) leg problem which forced me to scrap him from the Welsh National a few weeks ago hasn’t totally gone away,” reported the Gloucestershire trainer on his website, www.martinkeighleyracing.com.

“Jeremy (Swan, vet) thinks it is safest to finish him for the season, to ensure we hopefully can have a strong, fit horse to enjoy a full campaign with next season with the aim again being the Grand National.

“He is still young and is too nice a horse to risk and he can have a decent break and go out in the field as soon as the weather improves enough.”