• Nicky Henderson may run chaser in Desert Orchid instead• Call Me Lord wins International Hurdle to cheer trainerBuveur D’Air is injured and Altior is likely to miss the King George but for Nicky Henderson, it seems, there is always a fresh set of young stars to bring through. He had three winners here, to go with Friday’s double, and bagged the International Hurdle for the sixth time before suggesting that the best horse he ran here finished unplaced.
Call Me Lord was backed down to 2-1 favourite for the race formerly known as the Bula and duly delivered, holding off the late challenge of Ballyandy by a neck. Can he be the first winner of this since Rooster Booster to follow up in the Champion Hurdle? The bookmakers will let you have 16-1 if you think so.