Shishkin has been described as a “great friend and warrior” by trainer Nicky Henderson following his shock death just days before he was due to line up in the Punchestown Gold Cup. The dual Cheltenham Festival winner fractured his hind leg after being cast in his box on Sunday evening, Henderson reported in a post on X. The shock […]
Month: April 2024
Jonbon stakes claim as best two-mile chaser with dominant Celebration Chase win
There are few finer sights in jump racing than Jonbon in full flow over the Sandown fences and the apple of owner JP McManus’s eye silenced any remaining critics with a dominant success in the Grade 1 bet365 Celebration Chase. In his belated third clash with El Fabiolo, Jonbon was forcefully ridden by Nico de Boinville and, […]
Jamie Snowden eyeing one last push at breaking career-best tally of winners
Jamie Snowden is set to fire plenty of arrows this week in the hope of surpassing his career-best tally of 49 jumps winners to reach the half-century mark for the first time as a trainer. The Lambourn trainer has enjoyed 47 winners this season and is set to saddle a strong team throughout the week as […]
Sir Gino could be on collision course with Constitution Hill next season
When you have been champion jumps trainer six times and won almost everything there is to win, landing a mere Grade 1 juvenile hurdle might normally be small beer. But this has not been a normal year for Nicky Henderson. A cruelly timed bout of ill health in his string meant that not only did […]
Hopes a summer holiday for Constitution Hill will aid his return
Owner Michael Buckley on Monday expressed relief Constitution Hill was back at Nicky Henderson’s Seven Barrows base after a colic scare and said he hoped a summer holiday could help his pride and joy return to his “out-of-the-ordinary” best next season. Buckley and Henderson saw the brilliant seven-year-old tower over his rivals last season when his unbeaten […]