With his scintillating victory in the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster, Kalahari King is now a strong contender for the Queen Mother Champion Chase. This was Ferdy Murphy’s charge’s first run of the season, and he is rightly proud of it.
He stated that it was a lot of fast work that made him improve so much. In fact, when Murphy came to Doncaster, he had expected Kalahari to finish probably outside the top five, and so this win was a real surprise and treat to him.
Meanwhile I have to mention that Binocular made Nicky Henderson proud with his success at the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown. However, AP McCoy who rode him to victory was not so excited with his win as he felt that Binocular hadn’t shown the same form he had last year. He did however mention that Binocular’s trainer was a master trainer, and had the capacity of getting him ready for Cheltenham.
In the meantime, I heard that AP McCoy would be riding Denman instead of Ruby Walsh, and take on Kauto Star in the Cheltenham Gold Cup of March 19. McCoy was called in to replace Walsh who had decided to be loyal to stable mate and reigning champion, Kauto Star.
With Denman having won two Hennesseys and a Gold Cup, AP is more than happy at getting a chance to ride a great horse at the best race of the year, the Cheltenham Festival. It’ll be an intriguing battle, and I shall be there to see the action.
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