THERE’S just no such thing as a certainty in this great game. Envoi Allen – the banker of the week – proved just that with a crushing fall early in the Marsh Novices’ Chase. Sent off the red-hot 4-9 favourite and with accumulators riding on the ‘good-thing’ up and down the country, the previously unbeaten […]
THERE’S just no such thing as a certainty in this great game.
Envoi Allen – the banker of the week – proved just that with a crushing fall early in the Marsh Novices’ Chase.
Sent off the red-hot 4-9 favourite and with accumulators riding on the ‘good-thing’ up and down the country, the previously unbeaten star fell at the fourth fence.
Trainer Henry De Bromhead had enjoyed a stellar week up until that point, but Envoi Allen’s first start since switching from Gordon Elliott ended in despair – and not just for the trainer.
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Gutted jockey Jack Kennedy was forced to take the long walk in on his own. Thankfully for him, the 60,000 strong crowd were missing.
It left the race wide-open and it was Nicky Henderson’s Chantry House that made the most of the tumble.
The 9-1 shot was Henderson’s 70th winner at the Festival.
De Bromhead said: ““Jack Kennedy just said he was a little bit keen and he just launched at the fence, unfortunately.
“That was that. I had a look at him and he looks fine, Jack’s fine too so that’s good.”
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