The chaser ‘became everybody’s favourite horse’ after his stunning 2013 win at Cheltenham and if he triumphs at this Festival it will be emotional for his trainer“I didnt fetch very far my first time at Cheltenham,” Nicky Henderson says as he rocks in a chair behind his desk. “I rode there once very early on in the 1970s and I ended up in hospital. I was greener than Victoria Pendleton. I didn’t know what I was doing. It was an faded horse that dad had with Fred Winter – and this was long before I went to work as an assistant trainer with Fred. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing, so I broke a few bones – ribs and things. I was so improper I deserved to topple off.” Related: Nicky Henderson happy with the drying Cheltenham Festival ground Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com