Cheltenham Gold Cup winner A Plus Tard has returned from his shock defeat in the Betfair Chase with “a couple of issues” but is not yet ruled out oif running again over Christmas.
The Cheveley Park Stud-owned chaser was sent off the 1-2 favourite to complete his second victory in the Haydock feature on his first start of the campaign but jockey Rachael Blackmore pulled him up before the third last fence saying he was never travelling.
The eight-year-old is still engaged in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown on December 28, a race in which he was beaten a short head by Galvin last year having won it in 2020, but trainer Henry de Bromhead will not decide his participation until more tests have been completed.
