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Perception of trainers and jockeys being in bookies' pockets allowed to flourish

Nicky Henderson: sponsored by Unibet
Nicky Henderson: sponsored by UnibetCredit: Edward Whitaker

If it's true that no publicity is bad publicity then Unibet have had a beano this week.

For starters, it looked like Altior, Frodon and Top Notch were going to serve up another mid-season treat in the Silviniaco Conti Chase the firm sponsors on Saturday's Kempton card.

The clash dominated the front page of the British edition of Tuesday's Racing Post, and that early momentum gained further traction when Nicky Henderson revealed mid-morning on Tuesday that Altior would not after all be running on Saturday.

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Richard ForristalIreland editor

Published on 8 January 2020inComment

Last updated 14:44, 14 January 2020

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