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so you tend to look at family moments for these kind of questions and Patrick winning at Cheltenhamwas a lifetime ambition for him. He’s such a tall guy so to ride a Festival winner was fantastic at the time and it was huge for both him and me to achieve. If you had the choice to pick one of each other’s horses to train yourself who would it be and why? NH I could say I’ll have one of his novice hurdlers in the Sky Bet Supreme – Sir Gerhard and Dysart Dynamo – to get them out of the way! We’ve got Jonbon and Constitution Hill and, all being well, it looks as though it will be a fantastic race. That being said, Facile Vega who won the bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival was just phenomenal. He’s got a brilliant squad! WM Well the obvious one is Shishkin because of the ability that he has. It’s going to be a very difficult task to beat him but we’ll try our best!
I think he has the ability to be a winner there. However, it’s going to be the toughest race of The Festival™ to win you’d think, alongside the Unibet Champion Hurdle. Of all your winners at The Festival™ which one do you wish you could go back in time and experience all over again? NH Without a doubt it would be Sprinter Sacre’s comeback win in the Betway Champion Chase, which was one of the most remarkable of days in Cheltenham history and one that everybody will remember. The crowd reaction to it was just phenomenal and the emotion was just something else, so that was undoubtedly the most special day. WM It’s so hard to pick one, but seeing Patrick ride his first Festival winner on Cousin Vinny (in the 2008Weatherbys Champion Bumper) was very special. We’ve been very lucky to have some fabulous days and some fabulous horses,
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