Donald McCain regrets running Peddlers Cross at Aintree on Saturday following his disappointing show in the John Smith's Aintree Hurdle.
The Champion Hurdle runner-up was sent off the hot favourite to go one place better stepping up to two and a half miles, but trailed home a disappointing seventh of eight runners.
McCain feels his Cheltenham exertions had left their mark and his star turn will now be given a summer break before returning in the autumn.
"I know now I shouldn't have run him, but he's back in one piece and it's not the end of the world," said the Grand National-winning trainer.
"He had a hard race at Cheltenham and it was always a possibility. We know he's a good horse."
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