Yeah I just checked the article on Sp Life and Nicholls says he told them he couldn't claim but they wanted him anyway. I think conditionals can also claim in maidens (see the 12.50 at Hexham today) but not in weight-for-age, conditions races and pattern races.
Webber is obviously clutching at straws jocking Will Kennedy off, Hes obviously feeling the heat from the horse's owners and hes replaced one average jock with another, TFR just isn't good enough Im afraid. I feel for the lad (Will Kennedy) but thats horse racing. I'll be suprised if hes in the first 5 if he turns up for the Gold Cup in March...
I think the horse was as good as the hype, he was brilliant in those early novice chases last season. He just hasn't brought that form to the table this season, and if anyone's to blame for that, it's Paul Webber, if I owned the horse I would have moved him to a new trainer straight after the RSA
Didn't Nicholls say that TFR would be the horse he'd have from any other stable? If I were the owners and I heard that he'd be in a horsebox on his way to Ditcheat!!
