Heart issue puts Blazing Khal back on the sidelines

The eight-year-old may not race again

OUT OF SORTS: Blazing Khal was pulled up at Navan on Sunday. Picture: Healy Racing

Blazing Khal will miss the Cheltenham Festival having suffered a fibrillating heart when defending his Boyne Hurdle crown — with a question mark over whether he will race again.

Charles Byrnes' stable star won the Navan Grade Two following a long absence 12 months ago, teeing up an unsuccessful shot at the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at last year's Festival.