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Coneygree to walk for a month
- Updated: December 29, 2016
Coneygree will definitely not run again before attempting to regain his crown in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Mark Bradstock’s 2015 Gold Cup hero ran an excellent race in defeat on his return from over a year on the sidelines when runner-up to Cue Card in the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November.
Connections were looking forward to a rematch in the King George VI Chase at Kempton, but Coneygree was ruled out of the Boxing Day spectacular following an unsatisfactory workout.
The trainer’s wife, Sara Bradstock, has revealed the nine-year-old is now in a race against time to be fit enough to run in the blue riband on March 17.
“He’s good and we’re hoping he’ll be ready to run in the Gold Cup, but he won’t …
