Racing’s ‘next superstar’ and huge Cheltenham Festival favourite not allowed to run again
Racing’s ‘next superstar’ and huge Cheltenham Festival favourite not allowed to run again
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A HORSE dubbed racing's 'next superstar' and a big Cheltenham Festival favourite is blocked from running again. David Pipe's Windbeneathmywings was a jaw-dropping winner of a Listed Ascot bumper last month. Sent off 3-1 under jockey Jack Tudor, the five-year-old chestnut gelding ran his rivals into the ground and cruised home hard held by 14 lengths.
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SIGN UP NOW. 18+ Ts and Cs apply. First month membership £1, then £3 per month unless you cancel at least 7 days before your next billing date. UK only. For more information contact help@thesun.co.uk. He was instantly slashed from 50-1 to 8-1 favourite for Cheltenham Festival's Champion Bumper - a position he now shares with Gordon Elliott's Kalypso'chance.
Ratings boffins Timeform had Windbeneathmywings 8lbs clear of anything else - and only 1lb below what Jasmin De Vaux achieved in winning the actual race last year. But a peculiar rule means he cannot take to a racecourse again between now and the bumper on Wednesday, March 12.
