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I’ve had 12 months of anxious moments, but that is our life and the closer it gets the more anxious you get. Have we done this and have we done that, but there is a brilliant team behind it all and they have been fantastic. We all know the last few weeks are horrible, I hope I haven’t been too bad but they have been absolutely brilliant. Only one of these horses come along in a lifetime. You can’t get a horse like this if you only have one horse, you have to have a lot of horses to find one of these and we are lucky. I think it is extraordinary that is just the sixth race of his life and he’s doing that now. We had some wonderful days here with Sprinter Sacre, in particular his comeback Champion Chase, that was about as unique as it got — but this horse is going to extraordinary levels at the moment. We are very lucky to be the custodians of this horse, but then the trouble is the responsibility that comes with that. We’ll sleep on that one. They always say you should never paint a horse until he’s retired. It took me a long time before I would say Sprinter was better than say See You Then, but I had to admit it in the end. Altior was another great horse. We’ve just been very lucky, but this looks totally unique — he’s just so unflappable. I went to see him last night and fed him a pocket full of carrots and then Jaydon (Lee, stable lad) went to give him another ton of carrots but nothing worries him, he just ate the
Nicky Henderson, trainer
Rated 173
Blue Bresil (FR) - Queen Of The Stage (IRE)(King's Theatre (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs S A Noott
(Morning price: 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11 1/3 4/11)
SP 4/11fav
Rated 167
Doctor Dino (FR) - Arret Station (FR)(Johann Quatz (FR))
Breeder - M L Bloodstock Limited
(Morning price: 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3)
(Ring price: 10/3 7/2)
SP 7/2
ts+cp6 Rated 157
Nathaniel (IRE) - Zariyna (IRE)(Marju (IRE))
Breeder - His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
(Morning price: 80/1 100/1 80/1 100/1)
(Ring price: 80/1 100/1 80/1 66/1)
SP 66/1
ts6 Rated 160
Galiway (GB) - Waldfest (GB)(Hurricane Run (IRE))
Breeder - Philippe Decouz & S C E A Du Bas Bugey
(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 18/1 14/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 16/1)
SP 16/1
Rated 156
Beat Hollow (GB) - Papillon de Bronze (IRE)(Marju (IRE))
Breeder - Lord Blyth
(Morning price: 150/1 125/1 150/1)
SP 150/1
Rated 157
Trans Island (GB) - Nobratinetta (FR)(Celtic Swing (GB))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs J. Dawson
(Morning price: 16/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 25/1)
SP 25/1
ts+ Rated 150
Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Rock Angel (IRE)(Desert King (IRE))
Breeder - Peter & Martin Michael
(Morning price: 150/1 200/1 250/1)
(Ring price: 200/1 250/1)
SP 250/1
Time 3m. 59.38 secs, which is 7.19 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £1.70
Tote Trifecta- £9.70
CSF- £1.68.
