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Race entries
In recent years, Nicky Henderson has plundered many a Grade 1 prize over hurdles and fences. His hurdling star has been the unbelievably consistent BUVEUR D’AIR no less, in winning 2 Cheltenham Champion hurdles. Buveur D'Air is by the, until recently, unheard of young sire CRILLON, who stands in France. Here is his profile page: http://harasdelabaie.com/effectives/article/6/crillon-ps/. Buveur D’Air’s exploits have catapulted Crillon to the very highest echelons of the NH stallion ranks, so you can imagine our delight to secure his fabulous daughter, from the Premier NH sale of the year, the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Store Sale.
This elegant, yet strong, filly was our “walk of the week,” meaning she was the individual of all the 435 lots, whose movement impressed us the most. Given her pedigree, her looks and her gait, we were determined to give her our very best shot, at bringing her home to Seven Barrows for Nicky to train, hopefully into another Crillon Champion. Our filly hails from a fabulous family and if she’s anything even close to her close relation, Buveur D’Air, we should be in for some very exciting times on the track, in Bumpers, in the early part of 2020 and beyond, when she heads over hurdles and ultimately fences, as she matures and gains experience.
Here she is on the Seven Barrows gallops at the end of March:
In Nicky's October Racing Post Stable Tour, he says: "A sweet but solid sort, she made a nice comeback when winning at Bangor a month ago and likes decent ground, so there could easily be more opportunities for her this autumn. She'll jump a fence, so that switch is there if we need it." Her race entries/declarations will show on this page.