The week ended on the right note for Nicky Henderson’s Cheltenham hopes with his four timer at Ascot. With Champion Hurdle contender Binocular out for the season, and Zaynar beaten at Kelso, Henderson’s eyes were once again twinkling because of Burton Port, Sprinter Sacre, Lush Life and Finian’s Rainbow’s efforts.
Henderson, who is presently the country’s leading handler in numbers, stated that the preliminaries to Cheltenham looked easy, but were actually nerve-wracking. Speaking of next month’s Cheltenham Festival, I heard that Henry de Bromhead was really happy with Sizing Europe’s preparation for the race.
Bromhead stated that he was in great form, and as he ran better fresh, they will be giving him a break before Cheltenham.
In the meantime, I noticed that Nicky Richards’ Monet’s Garden gave his younger rivals a master class in jumping by winning the Betfair Ascot Chase for the second time. It was in 2007 that Monet’s Garden struck and chased home Kauto Star a year later. His win at Aintree at the start of the season, and the repetition of the trick here under Barry Geraghty proved that he was no back number.
In fact, he managed to shake Herecomesthetruth’s attentions and ground his rivals into submission before closing up matters and heading home. He registered a one and a half length win over Albertas Run, while The Sawyer finished third.
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