• Henderson: “What more could I have done than ring the BHA?”• Frodon back to his best with Silviniaco Conti ChaseThe past week’s brouhaha over Altior turned out to have more stamina than any of the runners on show here, as Nicky Henderson declared himself furious with the way the issue had been handled by racing’s ruling body. The trainer revealed that, in trying to do the right thing, he had called the
British Horseracing Authority before 9am on Tuesday to share the news with officials that he was now unlikely to run Altior in the Silviniaco Conti Chase, which had been the horse’s target.
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