Henderson seeks Cheltenham redemption with star turns after 2024 blank
Trainer’s winless festival last year was his first since 2008 but he has three Grade One favourites lined up this time
Forty years on from his first Cheltenham festival success, with See You Then in the 1985 Champion Hurdle, Nicky Henderson is still at the peak of his profession – and still taking nothing for granted.
“The only time I’ve ever been confident about anything was Altior’s Supreme [Novice Hurdle in 2016],” Henderson said on Monday. “It didn’t matter what Willie [Mullins] brought over that year, he wasn’t going to beat him.
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