Thistlecrack and The Jam Man out of Long Walk Hurdle Veteran Thistlecrack and the Ronan McNally-trained The Jam Man are both non-runners in the Porsche Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot today. Colin Tizzard's 12 year old Thistlecrack won the Long Walk Hurdle back in 2015 and was set to have his first run since finishing second in the Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury in November last year but has been withdrawn due to lameness. Troytown Chase winner The Jam Man is another non-runner, leaving eight runners for the Grade 1 £80,000 contest, with the going at Ascot on Saturday morning now heavy
