Ruling body intervened on Wednesday evening to point out that the steeplechaser is still entered at Kempton on Saturday
In a startling development, racing’s ruling body announced on Wednesday evening that Altior was still entered in Saturday’s Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton, despite Nicky Henderson having ruled him out of the race on Tuesday. The
British Horseracing Authority added that it would be sending a vet to Henderson’s Lambourn stable on Thursday to examine Altior and urged the trainer to clarify his plans for the horse “as soon as he can”.
Meanwhile, social media is still alive with comment about the way that Tuesday’s news about Altior was revealed, through a blog on a bookmaker’s website, after the Henderson-trained Top Notch had been backed for Saturday’s race. But on the face of it, Wednesday’s intervention by the BHA is unrelated to any such concerns.