Binocular

[HamnEggs]

Just found the below written about Binocular by the racing manager of Punjabi's owner. Might explain why he appeared not to get up the hill at Cheltenham in the Champion Hurdle... Meanwhile Henderson’s apparent first choice Binocular also encountered inconvenience, as Lambourn was blanketed by snow at precisely the wrong time. Work on the grass was impossible, so a trip to Kempton where Binocular failed to impress the watching press brigade was the unsatisfactory solution. So Binocular probably was a little short at Cheltenham, evidence A P McCoy’s less than usual energy between the last two. After the last, Binocular responded well, but could never get to the heroic Punjabi, or indeed equally brave Celestial Halo in an epic battle up the hill. Taken from... http://www.wbxtriplecrown.com/tony_stafford_racing_article.htm?id=1

[JackJarvis]

Re: Binocular He certainly did not fail to get up the hill, that is bollocks in my opinion.