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The 2017 Gold Cup winner Big Orange sidelined through injury.
Trainer Michael Bell announced on Wednesday that his popular seven-year-old Big Orange is ruled out for the season after damaging his leg.
Bell said: “It’s a body-blow for all concerned.
“The horse is 100 per cent sound and giving off all the right signs. But he had a little bit of heat in his leg tonight and though he jogged up sound on a hard surface, there is a small hole in his off-fore suspensory.
“It’s a blow as he’s our flag-bearer, but the horse is happy and healthy and the vet is cautiously optimistic that it should heal in time.”
Big Orange defeated Order of St George by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling renewal of the Gold Cup last season and all roads would have likely headed back to Royal Ascot to defend his crown this year.
Big Orange holds off Order of St George to win the Ascot Gold Cup! pic.twitter.com/I39xA7jYq9
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) December 31, 2017
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