Jack Kennedy runs out of time to be fit for Cheltenham Festival

The jockey broke his leg for a fifth time in January

TOUGH BREAK: Jack Kennedy will miss this year's Cheltenham Festival. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA 

Jack Kennedy will miss the Cheltenham Festival after losing his race against time to be fit for the showpiece meeting.

Now very much the number one rider for Gordon Elliott, the 23-year-old was in action for his boss aboard Top Bandit when the pair came to grief in a novice chase at Naas in January.