He is recovering from surgery nothing too major just a few chips taken out of his ankles, can't find the story anywhere so if anyone has more information. I know nothing major but must have been reason for it.
Hope he can maintain the level of form he showed last season, to rattle off that 5-timer was fantastic. Of course the huge question in the 2 mile chase division is if, or indeed when, will we see Sprinter Sacre again. The last I could find from Nicky Henderson was at the end of April here. All being well he'll still be enjoying his summer and probably not heading back to Lambourn until some time next month? If they both get to Sandown in good form it will be a memorable Tingle Creek, and maybe Simonsig will be thrown in there as well just for good measure? David Elsworth always liked to use the Tingle Creek as a prep race for Dessie for the King George
