Rivals beware: Henderson yard crammed with talent as champion enters 41st year
Altior set to start off in Tingle Creek but King George bid not ruled out
Nicky Henderson stopped short of saying his current team is the best he has managed when showing off his star-studded squad at his annual owners' day on Sunday, but the underlying message for his rivals was clear as the champion trainer unveiled the awesome wealth of talent at his disposal.
Entering the 41st season of his glittering career, Henderson is showing no signs of slowing down, and why would he with the favourites for Cheltenham's three championship races in Altior, Might Bite and Buveur D'Air?
That sparkling trio were the headline acts last season, which provided Henderson with a fifth trainers' title and a personal-best haul of nearly £3.5 million in prize-money.
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