The trainers’ rat race in the National Hunt racing
The National Hunt racing has always witnessed the domination of either trainer, Paul Nicholls or Nicky Henderson, but this once trainer, Willie Mullins and Henry de Bromhead, made their space by sending in entries who brought back not one or two, but three
titles for each of the trainer. They obviously still have a long way to go, but have proved time and again that they have got what it takes to be an active candidate for the champion trainers title.
The National Hunt season presents way more challenges than those that are incurred during the flat season. For instance, the distances are longer and they too come with hurdles and obstacles that have at times made and at others broken the careers of either
the horses or the jockeys. For many, the races have been so brutal that not only the career but the lives have ended too.
However, with success comes the glory that many wait for a year to achieve, and many times even more. The names are honoured and regarded for decades to come.
For trainer, Paul Nicholls, the initial career choice of a jockey was only relatively successful, but training is simply his forte. He finished the 2007-2008 season with a record 155 winners and the earnings that are around £4 million.
His list of credentials does not here as he has been awarded the title of British jump Champion Trainer seven times. The trainer of almost 2,000 winners took the Cheltenham Gold Cup four times and has won the 2012 Grand National.
In comparison, trainer Nicky Henderson falls a little short with just two Champion trainer titles, however, this year with the Hennessy Gold Cup and the Tingle Creek Chase, the highly accomplished trainer has all the chances of retaining the title once again.
The hall mark trainer, Paul Nicholls, has had the luck of training truly and only the best that the National Hunt racing could offer. He had the horse who enjoyed success in a league that altogether belonged to him, Kauto Star. After retiring him in 2012,
the trainer still has Big Buck’s who never fails to do the trainer proud.
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