Captain Chris has been ruled out of the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Bxing Day.
The nine-year-old suffered a minor injury during a schooling session this morning.
Trainer Philip Hobbs said: “He won’t be running on Boxing Day. He’s banged a joint schooling, it’s nothing serious but he won’t be running. I hope he will now run in the new williamhill.com Chase at Kempton on January 11.”