Why did Henderson run the horse today? I am not after timing by saying so – I mentioned it earlier in the thread. Henderson said after Kempton that the horse would go straight to the festival. Why the change of mind? I know it isn’t all about the festival and ideally we want to see horses run more often but this horse has only just come back from serious injury. It looked odd to run him again less than a month after his first run in a year and under a penalty as well. There was simply nothing to be gained by running him.
I agree CAS…
What I would say is though
Henderson always says he puts the horses first so I’m sure he had his reasons
If he had pulled him out he still would have been bashed from all angles about cotton wool etc
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