Trabolgan Poser For Henderson

Nicky Henderson has admitted he faces a quandary as he contemplates options for his exciting Royal & SunAlliance Chase winner Trabolgan this season.

For while attracted by the lure of the Betfair Million, which starts with the Betfair Chase at Haydock next month, the trainer has the alternative of going for an intermediate chase on December 2 at Sandown - a race he won with Bacchanal in 2001.

But Henderson knows he may have some work to do if he is to persuade the gelding´s owner Trevor Hemmings to bypass a big race at one of his local tracks.

'Personally I would lean towards going to Sandown with him as the race takes us rather nicely to the King George,' he said.

'But I imagine Trevor would be keen to go to Haydock so we´ll have to discuss things.

'These bonuses are sometimes a dream and sometimes a nightmare for trainers.

They are there to make you do things you don´t always want to do and they do a very good job at that so I could well see him turning up at Haydock.

'As to how good the horse is, I don´t know.

'I think he is potentially very good but I wouldn´t disagree with anyone who said it wasn´t a great SunAlliance last year and in fact that probably wasn´t even his best performance of the season.'

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