DARLAN SET FOR CHRISTMAS CRACKER
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Darlan will carry the colours of JP McManus in the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day in the absence of dual winner Binocular.
The Nicky Henderson-trained Darlan was due to make his seasonal reappearance in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle earlier this month but missed that race on account of the testing conditions.
McManus' racing manager, Frank Berry, said: "Darlan is in good form and we're looking forward to get him out. He'll definitely run at Kempton all going well and we just hope the ground isn't too testing for him."
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HENDERSON: NOT SO SIMPLE FOR SIMON
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Trainer Nicky Henderson has no idea how Simonsig will handle what promises to be ultra-testing conditions on his chasing debut at Ascot on Friday.
The six-year-old was a brilliant winner of the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at last season's Cheltenham Festival and was similarly impressive on his final start of the campaign at Aintree.
He is already a best-priced 3-1 favourite for the Arkle Trophy back at Cheltenham in March and faces four rivals on his fencing introduction in the Grade Two Betfred Novices' Chase.
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