Iceo gives Nicholls Cheltenham boost with Imperial victory
UP AND OVER: Iceo ridden by jockey Harry Cobden (right) goes on to win the Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle at Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey. Pic: Steven Paston/PA Wire.
Iceo provided Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden with big-race success ahead of next week's Cheltenham Festival with an impressive display in the Betfair Imperial Cup at Sandown.
The champion trainer has not saddled a winner at the showpiece meeting since the Queen Mother Champion Chase with Politologue three years ago, but will return to the Cotswolds with high hopes for the likes Ballymore Novices' Hurdle ace Hermes Allen and Gold Cup contender Bravemansgame.
