I was browsing the Alan King website yesterday and here some interesting snippets:
Invictus is removed from the "Horses Resting" list and is on the "Horses In Training 2013" list - lets hope he can prove his Reynoldstown Chase win from Bobs Worth was no fluke.
Sir Barney's chum old boy Ponsonby has added 2 horses to the yard: Henry Ponsonby has confirmed that his smart Flat-racers Tiger Cliff and First Mohican will join Alan in the autumn for a dual-purpose career. He said: "Lady Cecil is pleased with both - Tiger Cliff, who ran a corker in the Ascot Stakes, will hopefully go one better in the Ebor Handicap at York, while we are looking at a race at Deauville next month for First Mohican. They are two good horses, and they should do well for Alan this winter."
And finally, news of the yard's next "talking horse" for the Triumph Hurdle, Duroble Man:
Meanwhile, we look forward to the arrival of an exciting new recruit, Duroble Man, who was bought for us by bloodstock agent Anthony Bromley for 130,000gns at the opening session of Newmarket July Sales on Wednesday. Duroble Man, a three-year-old Manduro gelding, was purchased out of Roger Varian's yard, and Bromley, visibly excited, said:"He was one of the most outstanding prospects for jumping in the catalogue, and we have bought him for Max McNeill, who owns Grumeti. Max has done well with his juvenile hurdlers, and let's hope this is another success-story. It's a lot of money. but it won't look so much if he wins the Triumph Hurdle!"