Posts tagged Paul Nicholls
No immediate decision about future of Kauto Star
Jan 16th
Having accepted that the story could not have the ending, Paul Nicholls was not going to be rushed into any decisions about the future from Kauto Star. Nicholls had just watched as Kauto Star relinquished the crown that he had held at Kempton Park for the last four seasons when he finished third behind Long [...]
Master Minded one of 21 entries for Champion Chase
Jan 13th
Master Minded is one of 21 entries for this year’s sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase. The eight-year-old is bidding to become only the second horse to win the two-mile championship three times, following Badsworth Boy (1983-85). He became the highest-rated chaser in the country when he beat Voy Por Ustedes, winning by 19 lengths in [...]
The jockeys’ view of Kauto Star
Jan 13th
When Tony McCoy finally writes the book on great horses that he has ridden there is every chance that Kauto Star will figure prominently. It may be only a one-off engagement, when the 15-times champion jockeys rides the pre-eminent steeplechaser of the era in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on [...]
Paul Nicholls not pumped up over King George bid
Jan 12th
Pressure, according to the dictionary, is a burdensome condition that is hard to bear. To read more: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/paul-nicholls-not-pumped-up-over-king-george-bid/news/1337723
World Hurdle next for Big Buck’s
Jan 4th
The Cheltenham racecourse executive might find themselves with a bumper entry for the Cleeve Hurdle at the end of the month. The Grade Two hurdle is one of the highlights of the track’s Festival Trials Day card but may be even more enticing to potential runners with the news that the horse who has become [...]
Big Buck’s wins Long Walk Hurdle
Dec 29th
Some things became clearer after racing at Newbury. At least the results made some things clearer. After a month when jump racing has been in the grip of freezing temperatures, it was the turn of fog to cause the disruption this time but there was no disguising the authority of Big Buck’s in the Grade [...]
Ghizao wins Andover Novices’ Chase
Dec 29th
Ghizao stamped himself as the leading two-mile novice chaser seen in Britain so far this season when he won the Bathwick Tyres Supports Heros Andover Novices’ Chase at Newbury. A 6lb penalty, for winning a Grade Two race at Cheltenham last month, meant that, on form, Paul Nicholls’ horse would be closely matched with Captain [...]
Kauto Star ready for King George coronation
Dec 26th
The Cheltenham Gold Cup may be described as the blue riband of steeple chasing but has produced its share of surprising results over the course of its history. The King George VI Chase is the race where the cream has habitually risen to the top. For the last four years Kauto Star has been the [...]
Kauto Star faces 10 in King George VI Chase
Dec 23rd
Kauto Star will face 10 rivals as well as the weight of history when he attempts to win the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Sunday. Tony McCoy has been confirmed as the rider for Paul Nicholls’ star, will be lining up for what would be a fifth successive victory in the [...]
Tony McCoy offered ride on Kauto Star in King George VI Chase
Dec 22nd
As a man who was born on December 24th, Noel Fehily is used to all things coming at once late in the year. But this year what could have been the greatest moment of his career has now been clouded by the darkest of days. The rider to whom champion trainer Paul Nicholls turned to [...]
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