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Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices’ Chase preview: What the trainers say

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Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices’ Chase preview: What the trainers say

Jonbon is a full-brother to Douvan, who won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and Arkle for Willie Mullins. Nicky Henderson has trained some of the best two-mile chasers of recent years in Sprinter Sacre, Altior and Shishkin. Jonbon was virtually foot-perfect on his chasing bow at Warwick in disposing of Paul Nicholls‘ Monmiral. Jon Bon cost JP McManus £570,000 due to his famous sibling. Henderson feels he has achieved enough now for that to be mentioned. He thinks he should be allowed to throw away what he cost.

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