Owners Group’s Chez Hans, trained by Paul Nicholls, has been retired.
Won and placed in half of his four starts on the flat before joining OG, he started his NH career with modest success in 2019-2020.
He then surprised everyone when he notched up a super run of six wins (five on the bounce) and three places from 11 runs in the spring and summer of 2021, before falling on his final start.
A tendon injury kept him off the track until this year, when he failed to fire on his reappearance and later burst a blood vessel in training, leading connections to call time on his racing career.
Not one of the big names but a tough, honest little horse who was adored by his vast army of owners and will be much missed. Lovely video of his winning sequence on YouTube for anyone interested (Chez Hans Summer of 21).
Happy retirement lad.