Coughing worry for Nicholls stable

Paul Nicholls has cancelled a scheduled media visit to his yard tomorrow.

The British champion trainer was unhappy with the performance of some of his string over the weekend, and said it would be the wrong time to invite the press with some horses coughing in his care.

“It is fairly obvious that we had a moderate weekend,” said Nicholls. “We have several horses coughing and my first priority is to the owners in my yard.