High class chaser, he made his debut at Knockanard in February 2023, finishing 2nd in a 2m 4f maiden point, beaten ¾ l by No Flies on Him, then in November 2023, made his British debut for Nicky Henderson at Ascot winning a 2m novice hurdle by a nose from Tellherthename, and followed up at Aintree in December, winning a the 2m Grade 1 Formby novice hurdle by 2 ¾ l from Favour and Fortune.
In February last year he finished 2nd at Huntingdon in a 2m 3f listed novice hurdle, beaten 1 ½ l by Handstands (received 5lb), then in March at Kelso was 2nd again in a 2m 2f grade 2 novice hurdle, beaten ½ l by Personal Ambition (received 5lb). He was 2nd again at Aintree in April, beaten 1 ¾ l by Kateria in a 2m 4f Premier Handicap hurdle, and reappeared at Cheltenham in December last year winning a 2m 4f Novice Chase by 6 ½ l from Springwell Bay (gave 8lb).
Next up at Sandown In February this year he was 2nd in the 2m 4f grade 1 Scilly Isle Novice chase beaten a short head by Handstands, then won the 2m grade 1 Arkle Novice Chase at Cheltenham by ¾ l from Only By Night (received 7lb). He finished the season at Aintree, finishing third n the 2m 4f Grade 1 Mildmay novice chase beaten 1 ¼ l by Impaire Et Passe, and should win a decent race at least this season.
Nicky Henderson told the Punter: "We were extremely proud of achievements as he probably only ran in the Arkle as Sir Gino was unavailable and from being nearly tailed off coming down the hill he came with a whirlwind finish to land the spoils. He ran another cracker when a close third in the Manifesto Novices’ Chase, but he pulled up lame and suffered an injury which necessitated having a screw inserted. Two and a half miles will almost certainly be his minimum trip, and he could well stay three in the near future. He has, already, been seriously exciting and we have the dream of more to come."
Trainer N Henderson
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