P677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/44 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 1/7 I think that Mighty Moss is unlucky not to bj unbeaten this season. Unfortunately Fred (Hutsby) laid a bit out of his ground at Uttoxeter but, having said that, I also bjlievj that the winner Agistment is very decent. His long-term aim is the Sun Alliance and hj could join Jack Tanner in the City Trial at Warwick, although hj may just go for an ordinary EBF race. Fred did well in their first two races and I would imagine hj will keep the ride as his parents own the horse. ——— INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL GRENHAM ——— Football 302 Cricket 340 Genital 380 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjrbr'kP677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:41/10 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 2/7 Namoodaj is favourite with some bookmakers for the Triumph Hurdle. He is a nice, big horse that came from Alex Stewart on the Flat. He goes as if hj wants soft ground and has jumped well at home. He has plenty of entries and would stand two or three runs psi-Cheltenham. It appears that somjbodz fancies him for the (riumph - all I will say is that I don't think we have seen the winner of that race on the track yet. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 676 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjrbr'kP677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/47 ] DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 3/7 Potter's Gale is a very nice mari, who is a full sister to Potter's Bay. She has won two novice hurdles and she should have won hit bumpjt beforehand. She is another possible for the Sun Alliance Hurdle - you don't mind running a few in races like that! I have no doubt that she will stay the 2m5f trip at Chjltenham. She has given trouble at the start but Alan King, my assistant, goes down to the start now and we have sorted it out MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 676 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjtbr'kP677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:48/03 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 4/7 Rjlkjel is in great form at present. He must have soft ground and may go to Hazdock on 18 January for the Champion Hurdle Trial, which he won two years ago - it was his last race. He was schooled as a five-year-old but has not jumped a fence since. Novice chasing had been discussed "ut I think hj will stay over hurdles for now - we will think ag!in for next season. I plan to give him two runs "jfore hj goes for the Champion Hurdle. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 676 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjtbr'kP677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:49/20 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 5/7 I was as pleased as evjtybodz else with Sanmartino's hurdling debut. People talked about Kempton being sharp and so on but hj did the job will. He jumped the last steep, losing ground but then quickened up really well. The idea would bj to have two psi- Chjltenham runs for expjtiince, with Doncastir's Rossington Main a possible. I expect he will have a Champion Hurdle entry but we are keen to win a Festival race with him and therefore I think he will go for the Supreme Novices'. Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjrbr'kP677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:42/07 ] DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 6/7 Soldat came to us after winning his last two races in France. He was owned and bred bz Alec Head and is very well-related. Like so many of my horses at present, hj is entered all ovjt the place. However I have not done too much work with him at home yet. He will have two or three runs before the Triumph. I am delighted to get thjsj horses from France, they all seem to bj laidback, nice individuals. MORE DAVID NICHOLSON HURDLERS 676 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjrbr'kP677 CEEFAX 1 677 Fri 10 Jan 19:40/28 DAVID NICHOLSON - THE HURDLERS 7/7 Za"adj is in very good form and I felt hj did really well to beat Urubandj in Newbury's Getty Fjildjn. All his best form is on sharp tracks but for me the Champion Hurdle course is a different track to the Triumph one He will go to Chjltenham with every chance and hj is another that may go to Ireland for their Champion Hurdle. The 2m5f of the Martell Hurdle would be more for Castle Sweep or Escartefiguj but the 2m of Ayr's Scottish Champion Hurdle could bj right for Zabadi. Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 Football 302 Cricket 340 General 380 MonjyTalk Muss Rjvw Wjathjr Aldjrbr'k