The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, due to be staged at 4.10pm on Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival, has been abandoned.

The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase, due to be staged at 4.10pm on Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival, has been abandoned.

The fairytale ending was not to be. Tiger Roll could not sign off his fabulous career with victory in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at Cheltenham, yet he went out on his shield in typically, utterly valiant fashion, with a gallant second-place finish behind stablemate Delta Work.

Tiger Roll can bring the curtain down on an incredible career by raising the roof with a fourth win in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase – and a sixth Cheltenham Festival win in all.

Might Bite could take on dual Grand National victor Tiger Roll in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.