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@Unibetracing
ambassador Nicky Henderson OBE. Follow for all the latest news from Seven Barrows
I went to see Altior last night and was really happy to see how much perkier he was. There's still a long, long way to go for him and we mustn't get complacent but I would like to thank you all for your continued support!
I’m absolutely delighted and relieved to be able to give you all some good news about Altior 🐴
He appears to have come through the other side and be over the worst of his bout of colic! Thank you so much to all of the team at Donnington Grove.
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I’m pleased to issue a positive update on Altior. He is not out of the woods yet, but had a good night & is the most comfortable he has been so far. We’re keeping everything crossed he can make a full recovery & truly appreciate the kind messages 🤞
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Today marks the end of an era as Corky Browne calls time on being my right hand man. We started out together 41 years ago & have shared many highs and many lows. He’s loved by all the owners & staff and it won’t be the same around the place without him. Happy Retirement Corky!
It’s been a great journey, but all good things must come to an end. Altior has been a star and given us all some amazing days but he leaves Seven Barrows to begin the next chapter 📚 of his life with
@mickfitzg
🎓
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Thank you all very much for the extremely kind messages I’ve received since being awarded an OBE. I am overwhelmed. It is obviously a tremendous honour, not just for me, but us all at Seven Barrows and I am hugely grateful.
A big thank you to my Family Friends and Everyone who has supported me over the last 24 years tonight I am happy to say I am announcing my retirement.... I’ve been blessed to have had a wonderful career and I’m looking to what the future holds....🎉🤩👍🏻
Brain Power leaves Seven Barrows today to embark on his journey to Far Hills (via New York) to contest the American Grand National on October 19th. As you all know, I’ve never won a National of any kind so if I’ve got to go to America to rectify that, then so be it!
Unfortunately, we have a problem with Altior after it was discovered on Saturday morning that he was suffering from a severe bout of colic. He's in the very best hands and we're all praying he can pull through
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There are no more words to describe
#Altior
so thank you for your very kind messages and Colonial gave us the double. However we lost a dear old friend in Josses Hill who was part of the furniture at Seven Barrows & he’ll be sorely missed. Condolences to the Spences & Robin Land
Might Bite departing Seven Barrows for the last time this morning. Thank you for your years of service old friend, we shared some truly fantastic days. 🦂🏆
The time has come for our dear old friend to move onto pastures new, Might Bite has officially hung up his racing boots having won 10 races, including four Grade 1s and accumulating over £600k in career earnings. Thank you old boy 🦂
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Absolutely devastated to report that We Have A Dream suffered a fatal injury this morning and broke his leg after working this morning. We are all completely gutted as he was the most likeable person and it’s hard to have favourites but if we did, he would be top of the list.
I am extremely proud, honoured, surprised and privileged to have been recognised in The Queens New Year’s Honours list. It’s a complete honour to train for Her Majesty and a very special bonus. Thank you to everyone for your extremely kind messages, it means so much.
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Really thrilled to see SHISHKIN ⚫️🟡 bounce back to form in great style in the G1 Ascot Chase on his first start up in trip under a brilliant ride by
@NdeBoinville
.
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🏆 NINETEEN WINS IN A ROW - Big Bucks' record is broken!
🔟 time Grade 1 winner
4️⃣ Cheltenham Festival victories
🏆 3 x Celebration Chases
💰 Over £1.2m in prizemoney
🚀 Altior is a rocket 👏👏👏
Pleased to report that Altior is perfectly sound this morning so it’s all systems go for him in the Champion Chase.
My Tent Or Yours is a non runner in the
@unibet
Champion Hurdle today on veterinary advice.
I'm glad to say that Jonbon is 100% this morning. He ate up, trotted up sound and enjoyed his roll in the sunshine. We are all very relieved he is so good this morning after the tribulations of yesterday and all roads lead to March. Thank you for all your kind messages.
What a day! Santini was scintillating, Buveur was brilliant, Champ is living up to his name & the bubbles will be flowing for Champagne Platinum/Style De Vole! Well done to JP & everyone at home and thanks for all your kind messages. Certainly a better Saturday than last week!
The owners, Nico and I reluctantly have had to rule Altior out of the Tingle Creek tomorrow but we do so solely because Altior’s welfare is paramount, we don’t want to begin the season with another gruelling race in heavy ground which would not benefit the road to Cheltenham.
Following the ridiculous rumours that there's a problem with Sir Gino, this is him this morning. We could not have been happier with his work yesterday and his schooling on Thursday. The horse is in excellent shape.
Just to keep everybody informed, Shishkin will run in the Rehearsal Chase on Saturday. Everything is fine with him, and he’ll travel up to Newcastle on Friday with Constitution Hill.
Excited to be hosting two VIP guests overnight 😍
National Hunt superstars, Constitution Hill and Shishkin, are at home in our stables ✨
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Many of you have asked after Never Adapt, sadly I regret to inform you that she deteriorated this morning and sadly we lost her earlier this afternoon. She had a bright future; both on the track and as a brood mare. My condolences go out to JP McManus and all the team at home.
Wishing each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas! Special thanks to all of my excellent staff at Seven Barrows for your hard work and dedication at this busy time and throughout the whole year. You’re invaluable. Best wishes all! 🥂
⚫️🟡 What a fantastic sight to see SIR GINO kick our Aintree Grand National Festival off to a flyer with victory in the Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle under a great ride by
@NdeBoinville
!
Thanks to everyone for your very kind messages after winning our 5th championship. It’s been a remarkable season but I couldn’t do any of it without the horses & owners. I’ve got the best team of staff one could wish for who deserve so much credit from us all.I’m off fishing now!
It is with great sadness that we lost our doublegreen stalwart and hero Top Notch today. He ruptured his stomach & surgery failed. He was the sweetest kindest horse with the biggest heart - since 2014 he won 14 races & participated in 5 Chelt Festivals so many memories RIP Notchy
💚💛 Thrilled to see JONBON return to winning ways and add another Grade 1 to his collection on his first start over 2m4f in the Melling Chase
@AintreeRaces
giving us a second winner at the meeting this week!
Devastating for dear old Baden who sadly lost his life today. He was a stalwart of the yard and we enjoyed some great days with him. He was part of the furniture. My condolences to Christoper Hanbury and all those associated with him. He’ll be very sorely missed.
Thanks Hen Knight and
@BarryJGeraghty
for the nomination, delicious. Here’s my attempt 😋 you’re up
@dminty13
Merrick Francis, Alan King, Ronnie Bartlett & Richard Kelvin-Hughes.
❤️ Love is in the air on this beautiful morning at Seven Barrows as
@CheltenhamRaces
power couple, Santini and Dame De Compagnie, share a little valentines kiss...❤️
Ken Alexander (Honeysuckle) owns a horse with us called Doddiethegreat named after Doddie Weir, the great Scottish International 🏉⭐️who suffers with MND. Kenny will donate any 💰Doddie wins to
@MNDoddie5
and Nico & I would like to do the same so 🤞 he follows up his recent win.
Called in to see our two patients earlier today. Angels Breath and Buveur D’Air slightly disappointed they’re missing out on the Christmas festivities at Seven Barrows but, more importantly, they are recuperating well!
What a day, what a race! Thank you to everyone for your very kind messages. To say I’m delighted is an understatement. My whole team deserves so much credit in getting Tent back. On the downside, our deepest condolences go to all at Pond House. This is a strange game at times.
Pleased to report Brain Power trotted up 100% sound this morning, ate up and is absolutely fine, thankfully. Nico did report that he made a noise four out and it could be that his soft palate is malfunctioning so we will look further into that.
We’ve entered Might Bite for
@haydockraces
on Saturday. It looks a potentially good race but he’s in good form and all being well he’ll take his chance!
We’re running out of superlatives! Awesome. Amazing. Exceptional. Altior was just brilliant today. Huge congratulations to Patricia and thank you
@tlawes23
@NdeBoinville
for all the hard work at home.
Low key celebrations tonight as I’m on
@racing_uk
@LuckOnSunday
in the morning!
CONSTITUTION HILL ⚫️⚪️ confirms himself as the real deal & wins the
@UnibetRacing
Champion Hurdle in quite breathtaking fashion giving us a record NINTH win in this great race!
Thank you for all your messages of concern re Champ who is slightly sore in his shoulder but at this stage it appears nothing more than that. Might Bite will be scoped. A slightly frustrating day at the office but that’s racing.
After plenty of toing and froing, we have come to the decision that CONSTITUTION HILL will stay over hurdles for the foreseeable future. Another crack at the
@UnibetRacing
Champion Hurdle will be his main aim for the season!
Very pleased to report that Soul Emotion is absolutely fine this morning. We were very worried at the time but he is perfectly sound and happy and he’ll be back at Seven Barrows tomorrow. Amazingly they think he suffered a bout of heat stroke! (on a cold December afternoon!)
🟡⚫️ Absolutely delighted to see SHISHKIN look back to his best with a convincing success in the Denman Chase
@NewburyRacing
- his 10th career victory at Graded level!
After a great schooling session yesterday and a good piece of work today I am pleased to report that Shishkin is all systems go for
@kemptonparkrace
on Monday. James took a horrible fall schooling yesterday but he is home with no serious injuries and on the road to recovery🎄🎅🏼🐎
Plenty of rain 🌧 recently has allowed us to get back on our grass gallops, and what better way to do this than with the convoy of Altior, Lecale’s Article, Shishkin, Beware the Bear and Epatante!
A day of highs and lows today, it was great to see Mister Fisher getting his head back in front but sadly we lost a good friend in Clarendon Street, my thoughts go out to all his connections. He really was a gentleman.
The rain is forecast and Altior is in awesome form so we’re looking forward to a Saturday showdown
@Sandownpark
with Cyrname and capping another great season on Jumps Finale day! See you there!