‘WORRYING BUT WE’LL WORK ON’

THE TRAINERS’ VIEW

A TEAM of six vets will visit Nicky Henderson’s stable early today to take nasal swabs from the near-150 horses in his care.

But despite acknowledging the “extremely worrying times” caused by the equine flu crisis, the champion trainer is adamant “normal service will continue” at his locked down Lambourn yard.

“Once completed, we will transport the swabs to Newmarket ourselves so they will be in the lab as soon as is humanly possible which means we should get the results extremely promptly,” said Henderson (above, left). “All my horses seem absolutely fine.”

Paul Nicholls (above, right), trainer of Gold Cup hope Clan

Des Obeaux, added: “It’s so frustrating. Everyone works hard to get these races on and then this happens. We haven’t seen any signs of anything untoward at all. I’ve 128 in training and I’d be confident to say all are well.”