Notre Pere out of Gold Cup Notre Pere will not run in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after suffering a 'minor setback'. Trainer Jim Dreaper reported this morning that the eight-year-old gelding 'had a minor setback last weekend which has upset his training since then. As a result he will not run at Cheltenham.' The French bred has risen sharply in the ratings this season, winning the Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan followed by an impressive success in the Welsh National at Chepstow. Notre Pere was subsequently a gallant runner-up to Neptune Collonges in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown last month, and was generally quoted at 25/1 for chasings' blue riband.
