After Santini’s latest victory at Cheltenham in late January his trainer Nicky Henderson implied he was nowhere near ready for this season's festival and would be in his element over fences next season. Six weeks on and we find Santini vying for favouritism in the Grade One Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle. He also stated that his horse would be best on better ground which might not be in his favour on the final day of the 2018 festival. Santini won over an intermediate trip last time out and, although he was staying on strongly in the finish, he still has … Continued
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