Crozan Stiff After Feltham Failure Crozan, who disappointed when only fourth in the Feltham Novices´ Chase at Sandown on Boxing Day, was reported to be stiff on his return home by trainer Nicky Henderson. The Seven Barrows handler admitted he was mystified by the lacklustre nature of Crozan´s performance, which came on the back of his impressive seven-length defeat of Lough Derg at Cheltenham last month. 'Before Sandown he jumped five schooling fences for Mick Fitzgerald, who said he was out of the ordinary, but he just wasn´t the same horse,' said Henderson yesterday. 'When you think something might be very special you have to be disappointed, but this morning there was nothing wrong other than he pulled out a bit stiffish, which is nothing too dramatic.' Crozan Stiff After Feltham Failure Crozan, who disappointed when only fourth in the Feltham Novices´ Chase at Sandown on Boxing Day, was reported to be stiff on his return home by trainer Nicky Henderson. The Seven Barrows handler admitted he was mystified by the lacklustre nature of Crozan´s performance, which came on the back of his impressive seven-length defeat of Lough Derg at Cheltenham last month. 'Before Sandown he jumped five schooling fences for Mick Fitzgerald, who said he was out of the ordinary, but he just wasn´t the same horse,' said Henderson yesterday. 'When you think something might be very special you have to be disappointed, but this morning there was nothing wrong other than he pulled out a bit stiffish, which is nothing too dramatic.'(C) PA Sport
