I see that the forum’s favourite trainer, our sports shining star and its most instantly recognisable figure, Mr Henderson, has Simonsig entered in a 20 furlong handicap hurdle at Aintree on Friday evening as the great man looks to get the 9YO back on the track. However, perhaps more intriguing is the news that he has also put Simonsig through the stalls at home and has in the back of his mind a plan to race him on the level this Flat term.
Mr Henderson does, of course, have a great record when he’s on the level and you only have to look at Lieutenant Miller to see how he can transfer an old boys attention to a different sphere with spectacular results. He didn’t run on the Flat until he was almost 7 and in the space of 12 months went onto be a dual winner and got placed at Royal Ascot, ‘Glorious’ Goodwood and in the old Cesarewitch. One of the training performances of our age that I’ve always thought. It must also, of course, be noted that Simonsig is way, way classier than the Lieutenant as his highest NH perch is 160 compared to the latter’s 121.
Has Simonsig got it in his locker to be a ‘Cup’ horse or a top class handicapper (he obviously needs a perch first, of course) on the level??? What do we think??? Personally, I can’t see why not if Mr Henderson gives him the ‘go ahead’. But whatever happens the one thing you can be certain of is that he could not be in better hands. Or should that be better ‘magic hands’. What, what?!?
Mr Henderson does, of course, have a great record when he’s on the level and you only have to look at Lieutenant Miller to see how he can transfer an old boys attention to a different sphere with spectacular results. He didn’t run on the Flat until he was almost 7 and in the space of 12 months went onto be a dual winner and got placed at Royal Ascot, ‘Glorious’ Goodwood and in the old Cesarewitch. One of the training performances of our age that I’ve always thought. It must also, of course, be noted that Simonsig is way, way classier than the Lieutenant as his highest NH perch is 160 compared to the latter’s 121.
Has Simonsig got it in his locker to be a ‘Cup’ horse or a top class handicapper (he obviously needs a perch first, of course) on the level??? What do we think??? Personally, I can’t see why not if Mr Henderson gives him the ‘go ahead’. But whatever happens the one thing you can be certain of is that he could not be in better hands. Or should that be better ‘magic hands’. What, what?!?
