Costello to miss festival

RACING: DOUGIE COSTELLO looks set to miss this week’s Cheltenham Festival after suffering a leg injury in a fall at Stratford…

RACING:DOUGIE COSTELLO looks set to miss this week's Cheltenham Festival after suffering a leg injury in a fall at Stratford yesterday. Costello fell from Veiled Applause three flights from home in the Handicap Hurdle and was taken to Warwick Hospital.

Costello had been due to partner Recession Proof in today’s curtain-raiser and Premier Sagas in the last. John Quinn, trainer of Veiled Applause and Recession Proof, will not make a decision on his replacement on Recession Proof until today.