Leading Cheltenham Festival fancy ruled out of meeting in 'big blow'

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Leading Cheltenham Festival fancy ruled out of meeting in 'big blow'
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He was well fancied for Cheltenham, but won't run at the meeting after suffering a setback

A leading Cheltenham Festival fancy has been ruled out of the meeting in a cruel blow to connections.

A bumper winner in Ireland for trainer Patrick Flynn, the five-year-old made a scintillating British debut for Pipe at Ascot in December when beating a whole host of previous winners by upwards of 14 lengths at Listed level.

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