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17 Feb 12
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By Lee Mottershead racingpost.com
BINOCULAR will make an unexpected appearance in Saturday's Bathwick Tyres Kingwell Hurdle but his Nicky Henderson-trained stablemate Grandouet was missing from the final declarations having reportedly suffered a setback.
Henderson and Frank Berry, racing manager to owner J P McManus, had said earlier this week that Binocular would complete his preparation for the Stan James Champion Hurdle with a racecourse gallop at Newbury but that plan has now been changed.
Tony McCoy will partner Binocular in the Wincanton trial, for which Grandouet had been earmarked.
With Grandouet absent, the field is completed by Celestial Halo, Starluck, Lucaindubai and Nearby
BINOCULAR will make an unexpected appearance in Saturday's Bathwick Tyres Kingwell Hurdle but his Nicky Henderson-trained stablemate Grandouet was missing from the final declarations having reportedly suffered a setback.
Henderson and Frank Berry, racing manager to owner J P McManus, had said earlier this week that Binocular would complete his preparation for the Stan James Champion Hurdle with a racecourse gallop at Newbury but that plan has now been changed.
Tony McCoy will partner Binocular in the Wincanton trial, for which Grandouet had been earmarked.
With Grandouet absent, the field is completed by Celestial Halo, Starluck, Lucaindubai and Nearby
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`We've had a slight change of plan with the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton tomorrow," Henderson said.
“Grandouet has unfortunately gone and banged a hind leg in his box overnight and can’t run, but he’s perfectly all right and he’s just had to have some medication to clear it up.
“Hopefully he’ll be perfectly all right in three or four days time, the timing of it is just unfortunate.
“Consequently, Binocular, who was going to work after racing at Newbury today, is now going to run in the Kingwell.
“He was literally going to work soon after the last race, but it seems we might as well go and have a gallop round Wincanton and try to pick up some prize-money.
“Nobody wants hard races at this time of proceedings. The two horses are now going to reverse roles and Grandouet will probably go for a racecourse gallop somewhere.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/grandouet-to-miss-kingwell-t...
“Grandouet has unfortunately gone and banged a hind leg in his box overnight and can’t run, but he’s perfectly all right and he’s just had to have some medication to clear it up.
“Hopefully he’ll be perfectly all right in three or four days time, the timing of it is just unfortunate.
“Consequently, Binocular, who was going to work after racing at Newbury today, is now going to run in the Kingwell.
“He was literally going to work soon after the last race, but it seems we might as well go and have a gallop round Wincanton and try to pick up some prize-money.
“Nobody wants hard races at this time of proceedings. The two horses are now going to reverse roles and Grandouet will probably go for a racecourse gallop somewhere.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/grandouet-to-miss-kingwell-t...
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