If it was just about tax breaks why has JP had a string of Grade 1 horses with Henderson? In the last couple of years Nicholls has taken on the Sullivan and Brooks horses that were moved, but it would be stretching the imagination to think he had done well with them. He couldn't win a race with Stormy Ireland, but two runs later she was winning a Grade 1 for Willie Mullins. Although he has a large number of french breds, he has also had expensive Irish pointers, the likes of Give Me A Copper (270,000) and Trevelyn's Corn (400,000).

When he had those stars they were not running every week. They were running in the races that any other high profile trainer would have selected. Denham was the only one to take in a couple of handicaps.

He now has poorer horses so if he wants to keep targeting championships he needs to run them more often.

He is so rubbish.

him finnish !

Around. It ran yester
Was pulled up on flat for no reason in a chase

Don't think so. Cobden was pulled in
To give excuses.

Nothing wrong with horse

They seem to all be coming to peak fitness in the last week. Even the first at Sandown won. Anyone willing to bet against his other 4 runners?

And Solo wins hardheld. What an incredible run Paul is on. Horses look fit as fk!

I don't think that Matterhorn will run on heavy again. Colonel Harry was the obvious one on his second to Mofasa who won at Cheltenham next time. Mofasa is a very good horse.

The time to resurrect this thread is when he starts cleaning up at the Festivals. How many runners did he have last season, let alone winners? He usually starts strongly by having his horses fitter than everyone else and adopting tactics to make the most of that advantage.

Matterhorn just emphasises that not everything goes to plan. This was supposedly a Triumph Hurdle horse which he kept quiet about and it didn't run. That return clearly wasn't the plan and who knows what will happen next with the horse. He looked a handful to say the least.

Colonel Harry was made to look very slow by Mofasa who barely had to come off the bridle to beat him. Given that he was awash with sweat and still won easily I suspect today's race wasn't that competitive.

Matterhorn hurdled like a pro.

Finnish i tell you

Me too, he gets far too much stick against the Irish mafia.

Thyme White would had been at least 2nd yesterday but for his useless jock.

Should imagine that's exactly what connections want to see to inspire confidence , slagging off on a gambling forum.

Always seems to work especially for jockeys 

Place only at 5 Hitman. Easy money but could not see him winning. Paid for my stake on Shishkin who had clogs on again. One race a year seems to be his limit. Perhaps they should have run him in the GC but not if he jumped like that.

I did consider it Ibra but went for the place instead. He manages to finish second against horses a stone inferior so how could he win? Well done though if you greened out for a nice profit.

You could be right. A lot of Paul's horses that start racing at 4 go backwards for a couple of years.

Same every year denman. People notice the wins and perhaps places but conveniently forget the losers. Mullins has about 90 super expensive horses over 4 days so 4 wins so far is a disaster. If he wins the Gold Cup he will be hailed as the best ever again. Paul Nicholls makes no secret of his policy of hoovering up as much prize money as he can at other meetings and only runs horses with a chance. When it comes to novices though, Ireland are in a different class so the future does not look bright for GB trainers. Apart from Constitution Hill, I can't see what Henderson has to look forward to.