Henderson set to trim Trophy team

Published: 8 February 2010

Nicky Henderson may only have a team of three for this weekend's totesport Trophy at Newbury, with Stravinsky Dance a doubtful runner despite being among the 28 entries.

Owned by Robert Waley-Cohen, it had been planned that his son Sam would ride Long Run at Warwick before flying over to Newbury to partner the mare but a change in race times means that now will not be possible. Henderson still has one of the ante-post favourites in Spirit River, with Fairyland and First Point also engaged.

"We made a plan about four weeks ago when we discussed Long Run as Stravinsky Dance was always being aimed at this. Sam is a pilot and he was going to fly himself from one to the other and the timing was perfect. It was only (on Sunday) it came to our attention that the times had changed," said Henderson.