Paul Nicholls: Tidal Bay doubtful for Cheltenham on Saturday

Tiday Bay is odds-against to run in the Argento according to Paul

Paul Nicholls reports that Tidal Bay has returned slightly lame from work this  morning, and is odds-against to run at the weekend...

Tidal Bay should be considered doubtful for Saturday's Argento Chase.

After working this morning, he came back slightly lame.

Myself and Clifford have looked him over and the problem is hard to diagnose. It could be either an infection brewing in his off hind foot, and or he has pulled a small muscle, but we don't know at the moment.

We will obviously monitor him in the next 24 hours, and then make a decision on his participation in the morning.

It isn't a serious problem - and he may well yet run on Saturday  - but I thought it was best to keep everyone informed.

At this stage, though, I think it is odds-against him running at Cheltenham at the weekend.