A total of 21 horses stood their ground following today's confirmation stage for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup on Thursday.
Jonjo O`Neill's injury-prone nine-year-old Legal Right misses chasing's blue riband event after being hit by another bout of lameness.
A spokesman for O'Neill's Jackdaws Castle yard said: "Sadly, he has had a recurrence of the usual problems which have affected him in the past and he will not run on Thursday."
All the leading fancies remain in the Stg£300,000 contest including Looks Like Trouble, who was the last winner of the race in 2000.
Ireland has six runners headed by Willie Mullins' pair Florida Pearl and Alexander Banquet. The other four are Foxchapel King, Commanche Court and the Frances Crowley-trained duo Moscow Express and Sackville.
Nicky Henderson is set to be represented by Mick Fitzgerald's mount Bacchanal and good-ground specialist Marlborough, who is due to be ridden by Paul Carberry.
Henrietta Knight has a strong hand withBest Mate, Lord Noelie and Go Ballistic in the race.
Champion jockey Tony McCoy has the choice of Martin Pipe's two representatives Cyfor Malta and Shooting Light while Norman Williamson has been pencilled in for Henry Daly's challenger Behrajan.
