P676 CEEFAX 1 676 Fri 10 Jan 19:48/16 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 1/6 It was a surprise to me when Anzum won first time out at Hazdock this season as I thought hj would bj better for the race, having been out for a year. He likes soft ground and will bj aimed at the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham. Destin D'Estruval is a very nice staying novice hurdler who won on the Elat and over fences in France. He ran a smashing race behind Rough Quest at Folkjstone and we will aim to win a little race with him before going for the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle. ——— INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL GRENHAM ——— Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 DukjHdl 2 Muss Res Wjathjr Aldjrbr'kP676 CEEFAX 1 676 Fri 10 Jan 19:43/27 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 2/6 Castle Sweep is entered evjtywhjri and m!y end up going to Ljopardstown for the AIG Europe Irish Champion Hurdle. I think that his best trip is two-and- a-half miles but if it came up soft at Cheltenham then I bet hj wouldn't bj far away in the Champion Hurdle. If it is not soft at the Festival then there would not bj anothjt race for him as hj is badly handicapped. I would keep him for Liverpool if that happened and hj would go for the 2m5f hurdle at the National meeting. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 677 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 DukjHdl 2 Muss Res Weather Aldjrbr'kP676 CEEFAX 1 676 Fri 10 Jan 19:44/49 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 3/6 Escartefiguj is in tremendous form at home but is a very badly handicapped horse, having finished second at Ayr to Aldjtbrook last season. Not many four-year-olds end the year with a rating of 150. He is ready to roll again and, like Castle Sweep, Ireland is on his agenda. He must have soft going and will run anywhere we can before the Champion. He is big (over 17 hands) and I'd bj surprised if hj didn't make a chaser. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 677 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 DukjHdl 2 Muss Res Wjathjr Aldjtbr'kP676 CEEFAX 1 676 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/17 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 4/6 Eorest Ivory is an improving young horse who has basically njvjr run a bad race in his career, dotting up twice so far this season. He was dui to run at Ascot on Friday but that has been lost. He is another Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle horse. It is very encouraging that I seem to have a very good team of young hurdlers but I can't get to run thrm! This fellow will stay and will jump a fence in time. I definitely think that hj is a really nice horse. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 677 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 DukjHdl 2 Muss Res Wjathjr Aldjtbr'kP676 CEEFAX 1 676 Fri 10 Jan 19:47/24 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 5/6 Hatta Breeze is vjty well now after she came back jarred from Newbury. She will go for the County Hurdle at the Festival and will run in all the big two-mile handicaps this season. Hurricane's Lamp is a big, tall horse and is doing the job very well. To win under a tin pounds penalty at Sandown was no easy task. He goes for the Supreme Novices' at the Eestival with one run beforehand. Two miles is his trip for the time being. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 677 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 DukjHdl 2 Muss Res Wjathjr Aldjtbr'kP676 CEEFAX 1 676 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/10 ] DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 6/6 Jack (annjt definitely goes for the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle again after finishing fourth last year. He is a "ester horse on soft ground in a race with a good gallop. He will only have one run before the Sun Alliance, possibly in the City Trial Hurdle at Warwick. Samakaan is in very good form at home and I was very pleased with his debut. He is a good type who will have two runs before the Triumph Hurdle. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 677 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 DukjHdl 2 Muss Res Wjathjr Aldjtbr'k