Posts tagged Paul Nicholls
Pride of Dulcote ready for Cheltenham exam
Feb 4th
The search for the next Irish-trained winner of the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup may not bear much fruit this weekend. The Grade One Hennessy Gold Cup, run at Leopardstown on Sunday, has seven home runners none of whom make more than a feint blip on the radar of the market for Cheltenham yet the one [...]
Nick Scholfield ready to take his chance
Feb 2nd
Patience and youth does not always sit comfortably but Nick Scholfield has waited for his moment. Ever since stable jockey Ruby Walsh was ruled out for four months with a broken leg a succession of jockeys – headed by 15-times champion Tony McCoy – have come in for the plum rides at the Paul Nicholls [...]
Paul Nicholls enters 10 for first National winner
Feb 2nd
Paul Nicholls has resorted to strength of numbers as he attempts to end his wait for a first winner of the John Smith’s Grand National. The five-time champion trainer has saddled 48 runners in the National, his best showing thus far coming with Royal Auclair who finished second to Hedgehunter in 2005, and he has [...]
Neptune Collonges wins Argento Chase
Jan 29th
He might be a few shades lighter than when he finished third in a Cheltenham Gold Cup, but Neptune Collonges proved that he is not a light of former days. The Grade Two Argento Chase at Cheltenham was meant to be the race that ushered Punchestowns into the reckoning for this year’s Gold Cup, with [...]
Master Minded wins Victor Chandler Chase
Jan 22nd
It may have lacked the swaggering style of some of his other six Grade One victories but Master Minded found the substance when he needed it most. The form book and the official handicapper said that Master Minded had between 15 and 29lbs in hand over his eight rivals in the Victor Chandler Chase at [...]
Victor Chandler Chase preview
Jan 22nd
The strike-rates of trainers, and just how relevant they may be, is becoming a bit of a hot topic just now. Paul Nicholls has gone on the offensive to those who have suggested that a below-par spell this month is a sign of problems in his yard. But, while a lack of winners can be [...]
Paul Nicholls answers critics
Jan 21st
A week ago Paul Nicholls was master of all he surveyed. The five-times champion trainer had already won three Grade One races and more than £1million in prize money in Britain and Ireland this season. Then Kauto Star, be it through illness or the onset of anno dominie, was beaten in the King George VI [...]
Paul Nicholls maintains a healthy sense of perspective
Jan 19th
His star horse may be on the sick list but Paul Nicholls was in robust form at Newbury as he defended Kauto Star against all-comers. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/jonjo-o-neill-ready-to-make-big-push-for-aintree/news/1337979
Kauto Star found to be suffering from infection
Jan 19th
The aftermath of the defeat of Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Saturday took another turn when it was found that he is suffering from an infection. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/kauto-star-found-to-be-suffering-from-infection/news/1337941
Kauto Star suffered ‘small bleed’ after King George run
Jan 16th
Paul Nichols has said that Kauto Star bled slightly after finishing third to Long Run in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Saturday. It was the first time that the 11-year-old has been reported as bleeding after any of his previous 35 races but Nicholls reported the four-times King George [...]
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