Topper ruled out of Lexus Kim Bailey says Harry Topper will not run at Leopardstown or Chepstow over the Christmas period. The seven-year-old had been in contention for the Coral Welsh National and the Lexus Chase, but the Gloucestershire handler is not satisfied with his Grade Two-winner's well-being. "Sadly Harry Topper will not be running for at least a month," the trainer told his website, www.kimbaileyracing.com. "I am just not that happy with him so he will miss the Welsh National and the Lexus and wait." Harry Topper, a renowned mudlark, was pulled up on his seasonal bow in the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November.
