Matthew Smith’s eight-year-old has peppered the target in Grade Ones but can make one stick at Ascot on Saturday
Nicky Henderson’s progressive staying hurdler Buzz, the early favourite for the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday, is likely to be on the sidelines for the rest of the season at least after suffering a suspected fracture to his pelvis.
“He was just doing his last spin [for Ascot] and about 100 yards from the end, bang,” Henderson said. “The most important thing is that he stays as still as possible and as long as he doesn’t haemorrhage, which is the dangerous part, it’s just a matter of standing still for quite a long time.”
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