Paul Webber's Time For Rupert has scoped dirty and will miss the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree tomorrow
The six-year-old put up the finest performance of his career to date when finishing second to Big Buck's in the World Hurdle at Cheltenham last month and had been set to renew rivalry with Paul Nicholls' star.
His defection has seen Big Bucks shorten to a best priced 1-3 (from 4-9) with Paddy Power to repeat last year's victory. Tidal Bay is next best in at 5s, and it's 16-1 bar the two.
