The Latest Breaking News from Mick Fitzgerald

Nicky Henderson offers positive Altior update after colic scare

The much loved legendary horse was taken ill recently but thankfully appears to be on the mend.

Irish Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Altior showing improvement but still has a "long way to go" after falling sick with colic

Trainer Nicky Henderson has thanked the public for their get well messages to the two-time winner of the Champion Chase, who was in a critical condition after falling sick with colic

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Legendary horse Altior in stable but critical condition in hospital after bout of colic

The 13-year-old four-time Cheltenham Festival winner, who retired in 2021, underwent surgery to remove part of his intestine but complications developed

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2023

Grand National 2022 tips: Ruby Walsh, AP McCoy and Mick Fitzgerald pick their winner

The experts made their Grand National 2022 predictions on ITV Racing. AP McCoy, who won the race in 2010, is tipping Longhouse Poet, while Ruby Walsh likes Any Second Now

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2022

Cheltenham Festival: What’s it like to ride in Champion Chase? ‘I felt like I was driving a Rolls Royce - they all had flat tyres’

Only a tiny proportion of those at the Cheltenham Festival this week will have ever sat on a horse of any description, let alone one good enough to run in a Champion Chase, so it is just as well that people like Mick Fitzgerald are around to let the rest…

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2022