Silver By Nature out for season

Lucinda Russell’s high-class chaser Silver By Nature has been ruled out of the current campaign with a leg injury.

The nine-year-old won the Grand National Trial at Haydock in February for the second successive year and was sent off as one of the favourites for the big race itself.

He could only finish 12th on ground that was too quick for him but hopes were high he could make his mark in some of the top staying chases this term.

However, former champion jockey Peter Scudamore, Russell’s partner, tweeted: “Silver By Nature has suffered an injury and will not run this season.”