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NICKY HENDERSON has provided a affirmative update astir prima hurdler Constitution Hill conscionable days aft his fittingness scare.
The seven-year-old was recovered to beryllium lame by his gutted trainer 48 hours aft his lacklustre racecourse gallop astatine Newbury.
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When speaking astatine Ascot implicit the weekend, Hendo said they had located the root of the issue, with a bruised pastern successful his little limb pressing connected a nervus and causing him immoderate pain.
On Saturday helium said helium had nary thought connected the magnitude of clip it would instrumentality the equine to recover, saying it could beryllium anyplace betwixt 3 days and 3 weeks.
Thankfully, it looks person to the former, and successful an update connected societal media the six-time champion trainer said the 2023 Champion Hurdle victor was moving overmuch much freely connected Monday morning.
He volition not beryllium acceptable successful clip to tally successful this weekend's Fighting Fifth, but Hendo is hopeful helium volition beryllium acceptable capable to tally astatine Kempton connected Boxing Day implicit Christmas.
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The equine won the contention past play but has not been seen since having spent respective months battling assorted wellness issues.
He said: "He's miles, miles amended this morning. I earnestly anticipation we tin get backmost connected the roadworthy truthful we tin proceed his preparation.
"Obviously the Fighting Fifth is out, but the Christmas Hurdle is inactive realistic. He won it past year, truthful let's anticipation that is wherever we tin get him retired truthful we tin get his large vocation backmost connected track.
"An MRI scan identified a spot of inflammation successful his pastern that was touching the nerve, and that was what was making him sore.
"I'm gladsome to study that from being noticeably lame connected Friday and Saturday, he's miles amended this greeting and we're starting immoderate gentle walking exercises."
Henderson volition inactive beryllium represented successful the Fighting Fifth astatine Newcastle, with his breathtaking four-year-old Sir Gino acceptable to tally successful Constitution Hill's place.
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