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Spirit Son could miss the rest of the season.
"The work was great, but I fear we've got to take things very carefully..."
Spirit Son's participation in the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival is in serious doubt after suffering another setback...
The six year-old, rated 159p by Timeform, has not been seen since winning a Grade Two at Aintree last April, and is unlikely to return for the foreseeable future.
Henderson said he could even miss the rest of the season.
He said: "The picture is grey. If you are going to miss two weeks at this point of the game, you are really out of the ball park.
"We had a hiccup with him earlier on (in the season) which cost me three weeks, but this was a new problem.
"I'd rather start next season with a horse in one piece than risk him and lose him for this season and next."
Henderson added: "Everything went great in his gallop the other day but Barry thought that he needed it and we ruled out Ireland (Irish Champion Hurdle)
"But we do have a problem and we will have to monitor it.
"When you have a problem with a good horse it's all over the world before you know it owing to the exchanges.
"The work was great, but I fear we've got to take things very carefully."
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They were talking like it was a tendon (his leg isn't bowed this morning though, etc). Probably a relatively minor tear but I would be doubtful that he will make it. He simply doesn't have time for any hold ups whatsoever, let alone a tendon injury requiring months on the sidelines.
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