Nicholls: Greaneteen is stronger than ever
PAUL NICHOLLS believes Greaneteen is an improved performer after he defied top weight to win the Betway Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter, leading all the way under Harry Cobden. Greaneteen will now try to win the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on December 3, where he could meet Nicky Henderson-trained Shishkin for the second year running. Nicholls, who was winning the Haldon Gold Cup for the eighth time, described the victory as an amazing performance but said: ‘I’m not surprised as he seems stronger than ever. We were very happy with him and he was very fit.
‘He went to Lambourn the other day with Frodon to do a piece of work and Frodon was still finishing when he had finished.’