Shark Hanlon is taking on the big fish with horse of a lifetime Hewick confident he can make a big splash in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup if he gets his optimum ground conditions.
Hewick, who famously cost his trainer £800, has become a cult horse, taking Hanlon, a big character but relative minnow in Irish racing, to places he would never have dreamt.
Since travelling to Sedgefield to win the Durham National in October 2021, the eight-year-old has landed the Bet365 Gold Cup, Galway Plate and the American Grand National, for which he won an Eclipse Award as 2022’s outstanding chaser in the US.
