Hussar Ready For George Comeback Nicky Henderson hopes Irish Hussar can fill the void left by Trabolgan in the Stan James King George VI Chase on St Stephen's Day. The nine-year-old is set to take his chance in the Sandown feature as his trainer´s first-choice runner Trabolgan is injured. The Hennessy Gold Cup hero was found to have suffered 'mild changes' within the tendon fibre-pattern to his near fore following a scan earlier in the month. Trabolgan is now set to undergo another scan to ascertain whether his season is over or if he still has a realistic chance of making the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup next March. Undeterred by that setback, however, Henderson is confident he has an able deputy in Irish Hussar, who has been off the track since March but put in a pleasing piece of work in Lambourn on Tuesday. The Supreme Leader gelding was last seen to good effect at the Cheltenham Festival when he finished third behind Kelami in the William Hill Trophy - his first outing for 362 days. 'He´s in good form and has been ticking over nicely,' explained the Seven Barrows handler. 'We´ve been forced into running him a bit but there´s no problems and I´d hope everything will work out well. 'I don´t think the ground will be a problem.'(C) PA Sport
