Good to see that The Lieutenant finally gets CHANTRY HOUSE out over timber of the morrow at Cheltenham (12.10). He really should take the opener before going on to take very high rank amongst this terms novice hurdlers.
Most intriguing runner at the venue though must be another trained by the forum’s favourite trainer namely NEVER ADAPT (1.20). She arrived at ‘The Barrows’ with a massive reputation but in her sole juvenile appearance, for the great man, the old girl was far too keen and finished 3rd in a Grade 2. Despite this though she still put up a solid performance finishing just 3.75 lengths off Quel Destin (who went on to win a Grade 1 and another Grade 2 and is now rated 146). Never Adapt makes her handicap bow, of the morrow, off 128 which to my mind is a figure that she could make a complete and utter mockery of. You do have to take fitness on trust as Never Adapt has been off the course for 13 months but Lieutenant Henderson is well versed at winning with one returning from an absence and if he’s also cured her tendency to pull in the early stages of the race (and given his brilliant brain and ‘magic hands’ I'd say this was more than probable) then you would have to conclude she should win at Cheltenham before hopefully stepping up to Listed/ Graded class.
Like these 2 and hopeful both will commence their campaigns with a win of the morrow.
