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Henderson is indeed a master at producing the goods, and the work put into Long Run by his team, along with Yogi Breisner and Sam Waley-Cohen, has reaped its rewards
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The best race we have ever seen” was the immediate reaction by many to a brilliant Gold Cup which saw the old protagonists Denman and Kauto Star run right up to their their very best, just to be beaten by the precocious talented import from France, Long Run, who had the temerity to beat the two Gold Cup winners on home turf despite being just a six-year-old. It could be the beginning of a long reign for the new king, given some avoidance of future injury (every chance seeing as he did not have to be fully extended to win his last two Grade 1 chases) and with continual good training and management by the Henderson team. Henderson is indeed a master at producing the goods and the work put into Long Run by his team, along with Yogi Breisner and Sam Waley-Cohen, has reaped its rewards, but our admiration of Henderson has been tarnished by his continual gaffs this season with Binocular-gate not being the last; the subsequent revelation that the Seven Barrows trainer backed himself not to have any winners at this year’s Festival coming to light once the meeting was over. And this wasn’t a small side bet in the pub in a moment of self-pity – no, the man put £1,000 on the wager at 16/1. Does he have