Presenting Percy, a best-priced 3-1 favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March, will miss the Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park on Saturday.
Pat Kelly’s stable star was a surprise absentee from the declarations this morning for the Grade 2 event, which has four runners.
Presenting Percy returned with a cosy victory in the Galmoy Hurdle at the track last month and was expected to try to go one better than when beaten by the ill-fated Irish Grand National winner Our Duke in the race last year.
The owner of Presenting Percy, Philip Reynolds, is happy and relieved to see his Gold Cup contender come through his seasonal bow with such success. Watch the #Thyestes on @rte2 #RTEracing pic.twitter.com/Ataf0b3Nme
— RTÉ Racing (@RTEracing) January 24, 2019
Grade 1 winner Monalee is left to face last year’s Irish Gold Cup winner Edwulf, last year’s Gold Cup third and Grand National fourth Anibale Fly, with Killultagh Vic completing the field.
