Imperial Commander has been ruled of this year's National Hunt season. (credit: Carine06)
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2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander has been ruled out for the season after suffering a tendon injury.
Nigel Twiston-Davies’ superstar was last seen pulling up in the 2011 Gold Cup after suffering a broken blood vessel when defending his crown in the blue riband.
Imperial Commander had been on a pre-training regime at Mount Top Stud in Ireland and the ten-year-old was all set to return to Twiston-Davies’ yard in the near future, but he now looks like he will be out for a while after a tear was found in a foreleg tendon following light exercise earlier this week.
A disappointed Twiston-Davies said: "We haven't seen him as he hasn't been back to the yard. He's been in pre-training in Northern Ireland and hadn't returned.
"I'd imagine we won't see him back until next year now, but I would hope he will return.
"I haven't seen it myself but the injury sounds very slight and he should be fine for next season."
Imperial Commander has won three Grade Ones in his tremendous career and his followers will be hoping he will be ready to return to the track in 2012/13.
