Nicky Henderson was thrilled with what he saw from Pentland Hills, Fusil Raffles and Verdana Blue as they continued their preparations for next month’s Unibet Champion Hurdle with a racecourse gallop at Kempton. Henderson said: “It was good and they all did what they had to. I was happy with Pentland and Verdana and Fusil was all right. “Nico (de Boinville) was saying he remembers when he rode The Polomoche and Binocular never got to him here a fortnight before (the 2010 Festival), but Binocular still won the Champion Hurdle. Epatante is surely the one [for the Champion Hurdle].

Source: Irish Examiner February 26, 2020 00:00 UTC