Jumps superstar Altior is critically ill in an equine hospital after being struck down with colic. The four-time Cheltenham Festival winner has undergone surgery to remove part of his intestine but ...

Same date, same race, same trainer: the parallels with Sprinter Sacre’s shock defeat in the Desert Orchid Chase seven years ago were hard to ignore after Altior could finish only second behind the ...

The condition of former jumps superstar Altior has improved in the last 24 hours but he still has a "very long way to go", warned trainer NIcky Henderson. The two-time Champion Chase winner has been ...

LEGENDARY racehorse Altior is in critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery. Devastated trainer Nicky Henderson confirmed the news in his blog, saying: “No horse deserves this.” A dual ...

History is written by those who turn up and so it was that Politologue bagged the Tingle Creek here to go along with his Champion Chase victory in March, both races Altior missed. It made for a rotten ...

NICKY HENDERSON has provided a cautiously optimistic update on legendary racehorse Altior. The retired 13-year-old had to undergo emergency surgery on Sunday after suffering a life-threatening bout of ...

Altior has been ruled out of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 11th hour for a second successive year. Nicky Henderson’s 11-year-old, who has won the race twice previously as well as the Arkle ...

Altior, far right, finished behind 20-1 shot Nube Negra in his Kempton comeback Trainer Nicky Henderson says he "would be very surprised if that was the end" after two-time Champion Chase winner ...

NICKY HENDERSON reports Altior to be in ‘tremendous form’ ahead of his seasonal reappearance in the Betfair Exchange Chase. Henderson’s star chaser heads to Newbury for his first run since having a ...