De Bromhead hails retiring Minella Indo as an 'absolute legend'

The Cheltenham specialist won the 2021 Gold Cup before finishing second to A Blue Tard a year later

STANDING DISH: Minella Indo won twice and finished second twice at the Cheltenham Festival.  Picture: Francesca Altoft/Inpho

Minella Indo has been retired from racing at the age of 12 with trainer Henry de Bromhead hailing the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero as an “absolute legend”.

A 50-1 winner of the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the 2019 Festival, Minella Indo went on to finish second to the fast-finishing Champ in the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase in 2020.