Nicky Henderson expects to run Jonbon subsequent at Aintree after his Competition defeat.
The nine-year-old was certainly one of 4 odds-on big-race favourites crushed at Cheltenham, in his case the Queen Mom Champion Chase, though he ran a gallant race in taking second after issues at the beginning and a juddering mistake on the fifth-last.
The My Pension Professional Melling Chase over two and a half miles on April 4 will now be his port of name on the Grand Nationwide assembly.
“It wasn’t a lot the error itself happening the again, it was the beginning and that actually acquired us into the incorrect place from the phrase go,” stated the Seven Barrows handler.
“That was irritating, to be trustworthy with you, however there you go. He acquired behind early on and he simply likes to be up there attacking and he simply could not get there from the place he was.
“He is tremendous, he is acquired to go once more and I feel he would go to Aintree. Two and a half miles definitely is not a fear. I would have thought that is the place we might go, and he loves Sandown.
“I suppose everybody will return to ‘he would not like Cheltenham’. It is acquired nothing to do with it, he is completely completely happy round Cheltenham, he simply would not get any luck there.
“A bit additional would not harm him, so we have that to return at Aintree.”
On the opening day of Cheltenham, Henderson had endured defeat for his different secure star, Structure Hill, who left Prestbury Park in shock when he crashed out within the Champion Hurdle.
A visit to Punchestown on Could 2 stays on the desk for him.
Henderson stated: “He will have to simply return to high school for a second, however that is not an issue. We’ll try this and take into consideration what we do subsequent. He’ll run once more, the place we’ll go I am not fairly certain, however I would have thought Punchestown is more than likely.
“It is the obvious factor to do, the one factor it’s important to watch out of in Could is the bottom is the fear, however I am certain they’re going to do job there. I would have thought all going properly that would be the plan.”
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