With just days to go before the Cheltenham Gold Cup, one of the favourite horses, Kauto Star only has a 50/50 chance of being able to compete, trainer Phil Nicholls said yesterday.
The French-bred gelding fell during training for the event last week and is continue to recover from the injury. In an update on Facebook yesterday, Nicholls said Kauto was able to do a strong canter of more than ten furlongs and said that the two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup champion had made "a big step forward".
The Cheltenham Gold Cup, which attracts thousands of people to the town, will begin on Tuesday, 13 March and will finish on Friday, 16 March.
The French-bred gelding fell during training for the event last week and is continue to recover from the injury. In an update on Facebook yesterday, Nicholls said Kauto was able to do a strong canter of more than ten furlongs and said that the two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup champion had made "a big step forward".
The Cheltenham Gold Cup, which attracts thousands of people to the town, will begin on Tuesday, 13 March and will finish on Friday, 16 March.
