Nicky Henderson has graciously conceded to Paul Nicholls in the chase for the National Hunt Trainers’ championship as he failed to close the gap at Aintree this weekend.
The Aintree Festival was likely to prove a watershed moment for the destination of the 2021/22 Trainers’ Championship but the Grand National, with a prize value of £500,000 to the winner, was absent of any participants from the two leading trainers.
Nicholls had no entries while Henderson was due to rely upon Caribean Boy, only for the horse to be withdrawn with a pulled hamstring.
