- Sir Gino is a highly qualified horse and a probability for Arkle persecution in Cheltenham
- However, Henderson was forced to remove the horse, but the injury is not unpleasant
Nicky Henderson is working on a new plan for Sir Gino after his extravagant rookie was denied the opportunity to illuminate the Super Saturday card in Newbury.
Sir Gino is one of the most exciting horses in training and is already likely for Arkle persecution at the Cheltenham festival; Henderson unleashed the five -year -old child on the fences in Kempton in December and wanted the next part of his education to be in the persecution of the game of play two.
To give an idea of how highly Henderson considers Sir Gino, he let Sprinter Sacre and Altior, two of the best he trained, run in the spirit of the game as rookies and the expectation was that Joe and Marie Donnelly, the star of addressing Cheltenham.
Such is the buzz around him, Henderson's great rival, Willie Mullins, described Sir Gino this week as “having the potential to be anything and will be difficult to overcome.”
However, the plan is now in the air, since Henderson was forced to withdraw Sir Gino, leaving five runners to go to the publication. The injury is nothing unpleasant, but the moment is horrible and there is no doubt that the absence of the attraction of the star has stolen the weekend of his emotion.
Henderson can have a series of other outstanding opportunities on the card, between two runners for JP Mcmanus: Joyese is a mare that is expected to approach the historic William Hill Hurdle (335), while a great career anticipates Kientzheim ( 115) In the Opening Contest.
Nicky Henderson is working on a new plan for Sir Gino after the opportunity to illuminate the Super Saturday de Newbury card was refused
Sir Gino is one of the most qualified horses, but has suffered an injury at a poor moment
Henderson's horse is already likely to take victory at Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March
But his thoughts revolve around Sir Gino. The Arkle is four weeks on Tuesday and Henderson wants another to stop with him for the fences before facing coach Mullins Mullins Majborough and L'Agu du Sud from Dan Skelton, who is heading on Warwick (205) on Saturday.
“Unfortunately, Sir Gino will not be able to run in Newbury, since he has suffered a small wound inside his nearby rear leg that is sore,” said Henderson. 'It must have occurred during routine exercise (Thursday). We anticipate that it will return to normal at the beginning of next week.
'So the moment is very unfortunate. This will leave us with a dilemma where to go, to get another career before the Arkle. The pendil persecution in KEMPTON would be an option (February 22), although it is more than two and a half miles, which is not ideal.
“There are very few alternatives, except a rookie with two miles recently created in Bangor-on-Dee on February 26, but that is getting closely closer to Cheltenham.”