JP McManus-owned Spillane's Tower out of Cheltenham Gold Cup

It was decided that the ground was too quick for the Jimmy Mangan trained eight-year-old so he was withdrawn at 11am.

OUT: Spillane’s Tower is a non-runner in Friday’s Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase. Pic: Carson/PA Wire.

Spillane’s Tower is a non-runner in Friday’s Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase.

Trained by Jimmy Mangan, the eight-year-old was viewed as a lively outsider for the Cheltenham Festival feature but, despite 10mm of rainfall falling overnight, the ground was still considered too quick for him to take his chance and he was withdrawn at 11am.