STABLE TOUR: Reigning champion trainer Paul Nicholls
Paul Nicholls is aiming to defend his Jump Trainers’ Championship title. Nicholl's team has a mix of established and promising horses. Bravemansgame is a seven-year-old staying chase contender. He could run in the Future Stars Intermediate Chase at Sandown Park next month. Nichol's idea is to give Braveman one more run before the King George. Nicky Henderson and Dan Skelton are trying to challenge Nichols. They are also interested in Nicholi's licence. The champion is also a Betfair ambassador. It is Nicholson's 32nd season as a licence holder. His team won 143 winners and a good strike rate of 23%.
Greaneteen won two Grade One races last season. Clan Des Obeaux won his second Bowl Chase at Aintree. Hitman had a breathing operation in the summer. He could start in Old Roan Handicap Chase on October 23. He was second in Grade 1 at a Aintsree behind Fakir D’Oudaries. Paul Nicholls is the reigning champion trainer. His horses are usually hard to train as they get older. They are harder to get fit the first time. The horses look after themselves a bit. Nicholl's horses usually save their best for the spring. Their best performance was at Sandown Park on the last day.
Nicholls' horses will start their season in Down Royal and Kempton Park. Frodon will probably run in the King George VI Chase again. Gelino Bello will go chasing this season. Stage Star and Monmiral are Grade One-winning hurdlers. Nicholls will give them experience and keep them apart. The Henry VIII might be ideal first half of the season target for Stage star. The breathing operation for Mon Miral will help him. He will be a two-mile chaser. His stablemate Bravemansgame will stay. It is a good two mile chasers needs to stay, so he would be just that.
McFabulous, Complete Unknown, and Silent Revolution are the horses trained by Paul Nicholls. Nicholl's novice hurdler team also includes Timeforatune and Henri The Second. Knappers Hill and Hacker Des Places are going to pay their way over hurdles this season. Nichol's chaser team consists of Knapper Hill, Hacker des Places and Knipper Hill. The team will start off in the Silver Trophy at Chepstow on Saturday. They will then go to the Rising Stars at Wincanton and the Kauto Star at Kempton Park. It is hoped that Knippers Hill will be a chasers' horse. He also hopes that Hacker de Places will become a hurdling horse in future.
