Nicky Henderson commits Altior to taking on fellow-titan Cyrname
(The Guardian Sports News)

o Altior aimed at Christy 1965 Chase at Ascot in Novembero `We´ve decided to go down the King George route´Fans of jump racing can begin to relish the prospect of a big-name clash at the start of the core season, as Altior has been committed to taking on Cyrname at Ascot this autumn. The news was announced by Nicky Henderson on the eve of his annual owners´ day and the trainer went so far as to suggest at least the possibility of a Gold Cup tilt by his star horse, who has remained unbeaten in 19 runs over obstacles but has never raced beyond two and a quarter miles.`After plenty of input from everyone, we have decided that we are going to go down the King George route,` Henderson announced through his Unibet blog on Saturday evening. `Therefore the obvious race to start in is the Christy 1965 Chase at Ascot on 23 November.` Continue reading...