Nicky Henderson Stable Tour

Form profile

136 rated chaser. A winner of three races over fences including two listed victories. Scored by four lengths from Mayhem Mya in a listed mares’ novice at Exeter (2m 1/2f) in November and followed up with a two-length victory from Marsh Wren in a similar event at Wincanton (2m 4f) in December.

Trainer says

She won three of her four starts over fences very impressively and suffered a freakish accident which kept her out in the spring. She has grown and strengthened up during the summer and she should have a bright future.

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120 rated hurdler. Winner of a bumper and two hurdles and gained her most prestigious success when being beaten a neck by Ooh Betty in a listed race at Lingfield (2m) in January but being awarded the race on appeal.

Trainer says

She won a valuable listed novice under strange circumstances at Lingfield but has previously won her novice at Hereford. We might try her over fences in time, but she has some unfinished business over hurdles before that and has a very bright future.

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Winner of an English point-to-point and a point-to-point bumper at Aintree in May when beating Miami Magic a head.

Trainer says

He has come in looking extremely well and, as a winner of his point-to-point and Aintree bumper, he knows his job well. We will see how far we can go with him, but he looks a very exciting prospect.

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130 rated hurdler. Has won two of his five starts for the stable and gained his last success in a novice hurdle at Kempton (2m 5f) in April when beating Classic King four and a quarter lengths.

Trainer says

We like this horse a lot. He won a decent novice at Doncaster in December and added to that victory at Kempton in April. He was then beaten by a very well handicapped horse at Warwick, but he can continue to progress, and he will jump a fence in time.

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Winner of his only bumper at Wincanton in January by half a length from Yalla Habibi.

Trainer says

He is a youngster we have always liked and despite running green he made a winning debut in what looked a competitive bumper at Wincanton in January. It had been the intention to run him in the Doncaster Sales race at Newbury but, like a few of ours at the time, he wasn’t right. He has schooled well over hurdles and loves his jumping and he will go straight over hurdles, He will probably start over two miles, and he looks to have a very bright future.

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155 rated chaser and 139 rated hurdler. Finished fifth, beaten seven and three quarter lengths, to Maxxum in a listed handicap hurdle at Punchestown (2m 7 1/2f) in May off a mark of 136.

Trainer says

We switched him back to hurdles last year and he ran some commendable races despite the handicapper having his say. We haven’t decided whether to go hurdling or chasing again but he has come back looking fabulous. It would be great if he could regain some of his past glories but, whatever, he has been a very special member of the team.

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128 rated hurdler. Off the mark over hurdles with a short head defeat of The Doyen Chief at Ludlow in November and finished a creditable runner-up, beaten six lengths, to Quai De Bourbon in a novice event at Ayr (2m 4 1/2f) in April.

Trainer says

He finished second to a very good horse of Willie Mullins’s, Quai De Bourbon, at Ayr on Scottish National Day and showed us how much talent he really has. He will go chasing at some stage probably sooner rather than later as he has always been a very sound jumper.

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175 rated hurdler. Winner of his eight starts under Rules and looked the exceptional hurdler of his generation when slamming State Man nine lengths in the 2023 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1/2f). Was limited to one run in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton (2m) in December where he maintained his sequence with a nine and a half-length victory from Rubaud.

Trainer says

His season was fraught with disaster as the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle was abandoned and we had to wait for the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton which he won in style. The Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham in January had been the next intended run, but he scoped badly and had to miss the race and then his usual pre-Cheltenham Festival gallop at Kempton went badly wrong. There was further sting in the tail when he suffered a bout of colic shortly before he was due to go to Aintree and he was put away for the season. He also has had a wind operation, and I hope that we are back in tip top shape now. The Fighting Fifth will, once again, be his target and let’s hope we have an uninterrupted run, and he gets back where he belongs.

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Comfortable two length winner from Getaways Girl in her second bumper at Plumpton in April.

Trainer says

She is ready to go over hurdles and she has summered very well and schooled very well. I think she could be pretty useful in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle division, and we like her a lot.

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Winner of his second bumper at Bangor in April when scoring by a length from Mythical Moon.

Trainer says

He won his bumper nicely at Bangor and, although the ground was soft in both his bumpers, he may be much better suited by decent ground. He has got plenty of talent and should do well over hurdles this season.

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132 rated hurdler. Made a winning reappearance in a conditions hurdle at Ascot (1m 7 1/2f) in November when beating Junkanoo two lengths. Creditable efforts in dent handicap company afterwards.

Trainer says

He returned to training last season after recovering from injury and he returned with a solid success in a conditions hurdle at Ascot. He ran another cracking when beaten by only Go Dante in a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham and then was a fast finishing fourth in the Betfair Hurdle. We thought another half a mile would suited and went for the Coral Hurdle at Cheltenham, but he may not have had the experience for that race and didn't jump as well as he can. He looks a chaser in the making but he could still take very high rank over hurdles.

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131 rated hurdler. Winner of both of his hurdles in France in the summer of 2023.

Trainer says

We decided to give him a bit more time after he came into training last year and he is no longer a novice over hurdles. We will have to see how he gets on in his early campaign, but he will definitely jump a fence and remains a very exciting prospect.

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142 rated chaser. Gained his only success last season in a Graduation Chase at Ascot (2m 5f) in December when beating Solo six and a half lengths.

Trainer says

He is only a five-year-old but won a novice chase at Auteuil and was places in a listed chase before joining us. He had the four-year-old allowance when winning a Graduation Chase at Ascot and we were forced into some tough handicap chases after and it didn’t work out. He is still a novice over hurdles and, hopefully he can prosper there before going back over fences.

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149 rated chaser. Added to her tally when beating Ga Law two and a half lengths in the Grade 2 Oaksey Chase at Sandown (2m 6 1/2f) in April.

Trainer says

She ran some very encouraging races last season and had her crowning moment when winning the Grade 2 Oaksey Chase at Sandown. We had toyed with the idea of running in the Grand National but wouldn’t have made the cut and now she hasd risen to 149 she would get in. She will contest all the Listed and Graded races for mares and let’s hope she has another successful season.

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140 rated hurdler and 132 over fences. Has been a model of consistency over hurdles over the seasons and put in another hallmark display when third, beaten 10 1/2f lengths, to Lossiemouth in the Grade 2 Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1f) in January.

Trainer says

The handicapper obviously has him under his control, but he continues to run to a very high level. He had a couple of goes over fences in the spring and we may well persevere with that this season. He has been a star over the years and been to all the big events and acquitted himself with distinction.

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123 rated hurdler. Winner of two novices' hurdles at Ludlow (2m) in December and March. Scored by seven and a half lengths from Jour D’Evasion on the first occasion and followed up with a three-length defeat of Court In The Act.

Trainer says

He won his last two starts over hurdles and I think he will stay two and a half miles, but chasing will be his game at some stage. We are very much looking forward to seeing him progress further with experience.

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141 chaser. Made winning debut over fences when beating Mahons Glory four and three quarter lengths in a novices handicap chase at Southwell (2m 4 1/2f) in June off a mark of 135. Finished fourth, beaten 10 ½ lengths, to Riskintheground in a Limited Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter (2m 4f) in June off a mark of 142.

Trainer says

He won his first race over fences at Southwell and his jumping that day was exemplary. He wasn’t as good next time at Uttoxeter but may have found the ground too much on the easy side. His handicap mark has risen but I hope he can continue to progress.

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144 rated hurdler. Scored by two and a half lengths from Lookaway in the Grade 3 Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1/2f) in November off a mark of 126 and added to to that that when beating L’Eau Du Sud two and a quarter lengths in the Grade 3 Betfair Hurdle at Newbury (2m 1/2f) in February off a mark of 134.

Trainer says

He made a winning reappearance in the Unibet Greatwood Hurdle last season and, after disappointing at Ascot, bounced back to his best when landing the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury. He is a very talented horse with loads of potential and it is possible we could switch to chasing.

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134 rated hurdler. Gained has last success in a novices’ handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1/2f) in November when beating Donnacha two and a quarter lengths off a mark of 121.

Trainer says

He won a competitive novices’ handicap at Cheltenham in good style and then ran second to our Luccia in a good race at Ascot. We stepped him up in trip in the Lanzarote Hurdle and he ran a respectable third, but he may not quite have stayed two miles five. He has come back looking really well and he has the make and shape of a chaser.

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146 rated hurdler. Made a winning debut over hurdles at Ascot (1m 7 1/2f) in November when scoring by a nose from Tellherthename and followed up with a two and three quarter length victory from Favour And Fortune in the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle (2m 1/2f) at Aintree on Boxing Day. Runner-up in three decent contests after and ended his season finishing runner-up, beaten a length and three quarters, to Kateira in a Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle at Aintree (2m 4f) in April.

Trainer says

He did extremely well in his first season over hurdles and won the Tolworth was run at Aintree for the first time. He sort of suffered as a result of that win as he was carrying a 5lb penalty in two Grade 2s and then ran really well at Aintree after being badly hampered two out. He has done very well over the summer, and he now goes novice chasing where he could well go to the top.

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135 rated hurdler. Completed a hat-trick when beating Lump Sum a length and a quarter in the Grade 2 Rossington Main Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster (2m 1/2f). Pulled up in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1/2f) on his final start.

Trainer says

He battled on well to win the Rossington Main but as we know a lot of our horses were not at their best at the time and this proved the case with this lad. I would think he will almost certainly go novice chasing this season and he should be top class.

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140 rated hurdler. A winner twice over hurdles last season and earned his place at Cheltenham when an easy winner from Titan Discovery in a novices’ handicap hurdle at Sandown (2m 4f) in February off a mark of 124. Pulled up in the Grade 1 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 5f) behind Ballyburn.

Trainer says

He is another very high-class novice we have in our care, and he won impressively under 12st in a novice handicap at Sandown. He is another we have ready to go in novice chases and I would hope he is another with a bright future.

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170 rated chaser. Had another star spangled season when winning four of his five outings and won the Grade 2 Shloer Chase at Cheltenham (2m) (beating Edwardstone nine and a half lengths), the Grade 1 Tingle Creek at Sandown (1m 7 1/2f) (this time scoring by two and (three quarter lengths from Edwardstone), the Grade 1 Melling Chase at Aintree (2m 4f) scoring by a length and a quarter from Conflated and the Grade 1 Celebration at Sandown (1m 7 ½) accounting for El Fabiolo by four lengths.

Trainer says

He was a flagship once again for us and the season began with victory in the Shloer and he then followed up in the Tingle Creek. The Clarence House was rescheduled for Cheltenham, and he met his only defeat of the season when going down by a neck to Elixir De Nutz and making a dreadful mistake coming down the hill. With our horses under a cloud, we didn’t go to the Festival and we waited for Aintree to step him up to two and a half miles for the first time and he came through with flying colours when beating Conflated. That sent us onto Sandown and he put up a fabulous performance to beat El Fabiolo four lengths. His programme will be much the same with the Shloer, Tingle Creek, Clarence House and the Queen Mother at Cheltenham as he deserves to win that race.

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Scored by half a length from Tutti Quanti in a maiden hurdle at Taunton (2m 1/2f) in January.

Trainer says

She had a few niggles after winning nicely at Taunton, but she had a really good summer and we would like to think has a bright future.

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149 rated hurdler. Ran well in her five starts last season and added to her score when beating stablemate Impose Toi a neck in a very valuable handicap hurdle at Ascot (1m 7 1/2f) in December off a mark of 136. Surpassed that effort when third, beaten three and a half lengths, to State Man in the Grade 1 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1/2f) in March.

Trainer says

She put up a stunning performance under 11st 8lb when winning the Betfair Exchange Trophy Handicap Hurdle at Ascot in December. She then took her chance in the Champion Hurdle and probably put up her greatest display to date to be beaten only three and half lengths by State Man. She never runs a bad race and, hopefully, we can have more great days with her.

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145 rated hurdler. Added to her score last season when beating You Wear It Well a length and a half in the Grade 2 Mares’ Hurdle at Doncaster (3m 1/2f) in January.

Trainer says

She has been a superstar for Middleham Park Racing and she will once again be running in good company over two and a half miles and three miles during the winter.

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Winner of a point-to-point in Ireland in May.

Trainer says

He was very impressive in his point-to-point and we bought him at the Doncaster May Sales. He was given a summer holiday and looks magnificent. We are really looking forward to seeing him in action and he could be a very exciting prospect.

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140 rated hurdler. Best effort last season when third, beaten five lengths, to Mark Of Gold in a handicap hurdle at Kempton (2m 5f) in February off his current mark.

Trainer says

He’s come back in looking as well as ever and as enthusiastic as ever. He might give him another go over fences but otherwise he will be back in big handicap hurdles.

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129 rated hurdler. Gained her most prestigious success in a Listed Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Haydock (2m 3f) in December when beating Lunar Discovery two lengths.

Trainer says

We began her campaign over hurdles at Wincanton in November where she won very easily and then took her to Haydock for a listed mares’ hurdle in December when she followed up in a decent field and gained some winning black type. The ground was virtually unraceable and she just couldn’t handle it despite having won on heavy at Haydock previously. She could go hurdling, back on the Flat or even chasing if we wanted. She has come back looking really well and we are looking forward to her again.

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132 rated hurdler, Made a winning debut over hurdles for the stable when beating Champagne Twist five lengths in a maiden hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 4 1/2f) in Jon New Year’s Day and added to that when beating Diamond Ri two and a quarter lengths over the same course and distance in April.

Trainer says

He is a very exciting prospect and won both of his hurdles over two and a half miles at Cheltenham. You would be certain he would stay further but he doesn’t lack any pace and he has done very well during the summer. There is a possibility he could go straight chasing and we can look forward to a very productive route whichever way we decided to go.

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135 rated chaser. Gained his last success in a novices’ handicap chase at Kempton (2m 2f) in March when beating Soul Icon a neck off a mark of 133.

Trainer says

He has been a consistent horse both over hurdles and fences and was back on the winning trail at Kempton in March when winning narrowly. He is a sound jumper, and I am sure he will find more success this season.

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137 rated chaser. Won two of his three starts last season and gained his last victory at Wincanton (3m 1f) in February when beating Manofthepeople two and a quarter lengths off a mark 132. Pulled up in a similar event at Kempton (3m) in May.

Trainer says

When everything is right for Quick Draw, he loves his racing but he certainly is a bit of a character. He has to have good ground and has a preference for small fields He loves to bowl along in front and dictate matters. He has come back looking extremely well and should be out shortly.

Form profile

134 rated hurdler. Made a winning debut over hurdles at Plumpton (2m 4 1/2f) in November when beating All The Glory seven lengths and followed up in a Grade 2 contest at Cheltenham (3m) when beating Destroytheevidence a length and a quarters. Finished fourth, beaten 18 lengths, to Dancing City in the Grade 1 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree (3m 1/2f) in April.

Trainer says

He won what looked like an ordinary race at Plumpton but then went to Cheltenham and followed up in a three-mile Grade 2. He was one of ours that couldn’t go to Cheltenham and he may not have been at his absolute best at Aintree but was an encouraging fourth. He has grown considerably during the summer and chasing will be his primary objective this season. He could well be very, very good over fences.

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152 rated hurdler. Winner of his four hurdles (one in France). Scored by 14 lengths from Royal Way in a conditions hurdle at Kempton in December and followed up a month later when slamming Burdett Road 10 lengths in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham. Had to miss the Cheltenham Festival with the stable under a cloud but showed he was the best of his generation when scoring by three and a quarter lengths from Kargese in the Grade 1 Anniversary 4-Y-O hurdle at Aintree (2m 1f) in April.

Trainer says

He has an unblemished record over hurdles and won his first two starts for us in great style. He was a warm favourite for the JCB but, although there seemed little wrong with him, he was one of our stars to miss Cheltenham. We knew Kargese was a highly-rated four-year-old but he went for the Anniversary 4-Y-O Hurdle and beat her fair and square. He has grown considerably, and we are thinking he will jump a fence one day, but I think he will stay over hurdles this time and we can see how high he can go. It can sometimes be difficult for a four-year-old but we are hoping he is going to make into a true Grade 1 hurdler.

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Winner of her only point-to-point in Ireland in February when beating Unknown Entity a neck.

Trainer says

She is out of a lovely mare we had, Bloody Mary, and she was an impressive winner of her point-to-point. She is coming along nicely and will start off over hurdles shortly. She is an exciting prospect, and she could be anything.

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131 rated chaser. A winner of his first three hurdles for the stable in and gain ed his last success when beating Ballybegg two and a quarter lengths in a handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m 4f) in May of last year off a mark of 129. Made his debut over fences in a novices’ handicap at Ascot (2m 3f) in November off a mark of 134 and finished third, beaten 20 lengths, to Supreme Gift and then pulled up on his only other start at Exeter (3m) at the end of January.

Trainer says

He was so good over fences at home that I took him straight to Ascot but I don’t like starting novices at the bigger tracks and he wasn’t fluent and jumped left which isn’t clever at Ascot. Going left-handed at Exeter next time didn’t help the situation bit hopefully his issues are behind him and he is still a maiden over fences. He has the potential to leave his past chasing form well behind.

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137 rated hurdler. Best effort in two starts last season when runner-up, beaten two and a half lengths, to Ashroe Diamond in a Grade 2 Mares’ Hurdle at Doncaster (2m 1/2f) in January. Sixth, beaten 13 lengths, to Nurburgring in the Galway Hurdle at Galway (2m) in August.

Trainer says

She wasn’t right after running so well in a Mares’ Hurdle at Doncaster in January, so we took the decision to give her an early break. We brought her back for the Galway Hurdle where she ran well for a very long way and then she went back to Martinstown for another break. She needs a bit of luck, but she is a very high-class mare, and we are looking forward to her return.

Form profile

Impressive winner of his two bumpers when trained by Neil Mulholand and made an impressive hurdling debut for the stable when slamming Ben Nahar Road 13 lengths in a novices’ hurdle at Newbury (2m 1/2f) in November. Pulled up in the Grade 1 Challow Hurdle back at Newbury (2m 4 1/2f) on his only other start.

Trainer says

He showed he was a high-class horse when winning at Newbury in November and went back there for the Challow Hurdle but pulled too hard and was never going to get home. He wasn’t right after, and we put him away to recover from his ailments. He has returned a much stronger individual and I am sure he can go on and show he is the high-class horse we think he is. He will jump a fence one day but there is plenty of unfinished business over hurdles before we think of that.