It's a blow for Willie Mullins and JP McManus
A leading Willie Mullins -trained Cheltenham Festival hope will miss the meeting after suffering a setback.
However, the JP McManus-owned Kawaboomga will not be among them after suffering a setback in training. Meanwhile, McManus also has a horse well fancied in the day two contest in the shape of the Dan Skelton-trained The New Lion, who the Limerick businessman recently purchased for a huge sum. Kawaboomga finished two and three quarter lengths second to stablemate and Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Kopek Des Bordes at Leopardstown over Christmas before beating subsequent winner William Munny at Fairyhouse last month.
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