Costello set to miss Cheltenham Festival

Dougie Costello looks set to miss this week’s Cheltenham Festival after suffering a leg injury in a fall at Stratford.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2011 - 17:16

Dougie Costello looks set to miss this week’s Cheltenham Festival after suffering a leg injury in a fall at Stratford.

Costello fell from Veiled Applause three flights from home in the Daily Nicholls Festival Column On Betfair Handicap Hurdle and was taken to Warwick Hospital.

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