De Bromhead double handed at Ascot Henry De Bromhead has entered two horses in the Sodexho Clarence House Chase at Ascot on January 18. The Waterford handler could run Special Tiara, who was third in Listed company at Cheltenham last time, and Days Hotel, a triple Grade Two winner who chased home Flemenstar on his reappearance this term. Shark Hanlon has also entered Leopardstown second Hidden Cyclone, making it three Irish possibles out of a total entry of 19. Sire De Grugy is the star name with Sprinter Sacre understandably absent. Gary Moore's chestnut capitalised when Sprinter Sacre swerved the Tingle Creek at Sandown, and was left with the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton at his mercy when Nicky Henderson's superstar dropped out of the race with his well-publicised heart issue, from which he is recovering. The 2012 winner Somersby is in the line-up, while Sprinter Sacre's trainer Nicky Henderson still has live chances to land the Grade One through Captain Conan, French Opera and Kid Cassidy while his old rival Paul Nicholls has Kauto Stone and the novice Hinterland in the line-up. Several other trainers of good novices have also given their youngsters the option in the big league, with Alan King's Valdez and Emma Lavelle's Fox Appeal both having made a bright start to their chasing careers. The latter bolted up in a Grade Two novice at the Berkshire track before Christmas.
