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The Relkeel Hurdle, which was a feature race, has been switched to Kempton on January 9.
Meanwhile, two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo faces four rivals as he again makes his seasonal debut in the Savills New Year’s Day Chase at Tramore.
They include two Willie Mullins-trained stablemates, Acapella Bourgeois, who was six-length runner-up to Al Boum Photo in the race last year, and Brahma Bull.
But it is another blow for Cheltenham racecourse, which had hoped to welcome 2,000 spectators for the event before Gloucestershire was placed into Tier 3 level of coronavirus restrictions by the government.
Racing continues to be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with venues across the UK facing revenue losses due to races taking place behind closed doors.