Henderson title challenge gathering pace

Nicky Henderson again took over a big Saturday afternoon with an 103-1 Ascot treble from all the feature races and thrust himself back into contention to win a first champion trainers’ title for 21 years.

In 1987 See You Then helped Henderson achieve the landmark with the third of his three Champion Hurdles and the scintillating victory of Binocular in the Boylesports.com International makes that a distinct possibility too.