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 ...

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 ...

ALTIOR has been given two big-race options at the Cheltenham Festival by trainer Nicky Henderson. The four-time Festival winner will run again before March, with his trainer reporting him to be ‘fine’ ...

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.” Please ...

The duel at Ascot in the Christy 1965 Chase is likely to provide Altior with the toughest test since his hurdling debut in 2015 If the secret of winning a battle is to fight it on a field of your ...

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He does not do it how Sprinter did it but the outcome is the same. There is no better or brilliant jumps star than Altior, who continued to follow in the most hallowed footsteps when powering up the ...

Mick Fitzgerald is honoured to be looking after racing great Altior in retirement, but is making no immediate plans for the star chaser’s next career. The ten-time Grade One winner, who holds a world ...