Idaho Sun has been scratched from Tuesday's Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle after suffering a setback.
The six-year-old Grade 1 Formby Novices' Hurdle winner was among the leading British-based contenders for the Cheltenham Festival's curtain-raiser having finished sixth in last year's Champion Bumper and gone 3-3 over jumps earlier this season.
However, Harry Fry's general 14/1 shot is lame and misses the big race.
A brief statement on the trainer's social media channels read: "IDAHO SUN will unfortunately miss the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle @CheltenhamRaces next week due to a hind limb lameness that requires further diagnosis."
Nicky Henderson's Old Park Star remains the market leader at 9/4 with Sky Bet and Paddy Power but there has been significant support for the Willie Mullins-trained Mighty Park who is into 11/4 after not featuring among the acceptors for next Wednesday's Turners Novices' Hurdle over two and a half miles.
Mighty Park is owned by JP McManus, who turns 75 on Tuesday March 10.
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