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Re: Horse Racing
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ky/960531/top/
Cheltenham, Saturday
Unicoin Homes Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m4½f, 4yo+
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A GOOD birthday got even better for Nicky Henderson, with Oscar Whisky the final leg of a quickfire treble for the 61-year-old andBarry Geraghty at Cheltenham.
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"It's nice, it's pure luck that it falls on my birthday," said a delighted Henderson, who ate into Paul Nicholls' lead in the trainers' championship with the 34-1 treble adding nearly £150,000 to Henderson's total. Coral reacted by cutting Henderson to 7-4 (from 11-4) for the trainers' title.
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Whether Oscar Whisky will step up in trip and take on Big Buck's, or return to two miles for the Champion Hurdle is a question many will be asking and Henderson gave little away when he said: "The only certainty is that he will not go to Ascot next weekend to take on Big Buck's.
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http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...in/960400/top/
Cheltenham, Saturday
Ryman Stationer Novices' Chase 3m11/2f 4yo+
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HE'LL never be a Denman, but Join Together showed shades of his old stablemate here as, in the same colours as the great horse, he saw off 7-4 favourite Mossley with a fine round of jumping.
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The win was Nicholls' third in four years in this race. It's a contest which has also seen the likes of Time For Rupert, Joe Lively, Therealbandit and Sir Rembrandt emerge victorious, though none went on to win the RSA Chase. That race could be the main target for the winner now, and being a good jumper and strong stayer he has the main attributes needed for that Grade 1.
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