Henderson to stall Sprinter Sacre call

Nicky Henderson will delay Sprinter Sacre's participation in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase "until the last possible moment".

The brilliant nine-year-old has not been seen in competitive action since suffering a well-documented heart problem at Kempton in December 2013, but connections are keen to see him return to the fray at Ascot on Saturday.

Henderson is, however, concerned about running his stable star in ultra-testing conditions.

He said: "We'll have to leave it until the last possible moment. I'd like to leave it until Saturday morning.

"We have to declare on Thursday morning, which is a bore, as it doesn't give us the luxury of seeing what the weather is going to do on Thursday and Friday.

"I'm desperately keen to try and run him this weekend, I must admit, but the forecast at the moment is horrific and we're just starting to get a bit nervous about it."

Henderson warned Sprinter Sacre is very unlikely to line up in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival if he does not run beforehand.

Connections are wary that the ground is unlikely to be any more suitable if he is held back for the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on 7 February.

The Seven Barrows trainer told BetRacingNation TV: "You could say you'd wait for the Game Spirit, but what are the chances of getting better ground?

"This weather isn't going to be any better next week, or the week after, and the Game Spirit is at the beginning of February.

Asked whether he could go straight to Cheltenham, Henderson said: "No. He'd need a run. I think he has to have a run.

"You can do that (go straight to Cheltenham), but he hasn't had a run since the issue at Kempton.

"I think he's got to have a race to give himself the belief that everything is 100%. With his work at home, I'm sure it is."

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