Theleme ruled out of Stayers' Hurdle following setback
OUT: The 2024 Cheltenham Festival will not include Theleme, a leady fancy for the Stayers' Hurdle. Picture: Glyn Kirk/Getty Images
French star Theleme has been ruled out of the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Trained by Arnaud Chaille-Chaille and owned by the Leeds-based Gordon family, the seven-year-old was being prepared for a crack at the Festival's day three feature having dominated over the smaller obstacles in his homeland.
