Flooring Porter’s bid for a third Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle crown is in the balance after it emerged he had met with a training setback.
Trainer Gavin Cromwell disclosed the injury as small without divulging what it was, but put his chances of making the Cheltenham Festival at only 50-50 because he would miss some important pieces of work.
Cromwell said: “I suppose we’re hanging in the balance there with Cheltenham. Hopefully we won’t be set back too long, but he’s likely to miss another two or three weeks.
