{"id":294499,"date":"2023-11-19T23:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T23:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294499"},"modified":"2023-11-19T23:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T23:24:48","slug":"bravemansgame-set-for-jockey-switch-in-betfair-chase-at-haydock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/horse-racing\/bravemansgame-set-for-jockey-switch-in-betfair-chase-at-haydock\/","title":{"rendered":"Bravemansgame set for jockey switch in Betfair Chase at Haydock"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bravemansgame set for jockey switch in Betfair Chase at Haydock&#8230; with regular rider Harry Cobden needed by trainer Paul Nicholls at Ascot<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Nicholls says it is possible that Bravemansgame will run on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trainer is encouraged by the prospect of the ground at Haydock drying up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up will be left in at\u00a0penultimate forfeit stage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bravemansgame looks like he will need a new jockey if he runs in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday with regular rider Harry Cobden needed by champion trainer Paul Nicholls at Ascot.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls will leave Bravemansgame in the race at Monday\u2019s penultimate forfeit stage and, with the prospect of the ground at the track drying up, Nicholls says there is a chance he will run.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls expects last season\u2019s King George VI Chase winner and Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up to strip a lot fitter than when a last-fence mistake cost him victory in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls said: \u2018He is 100 per cent. He needed that first run but that was not the target. I think he has come on a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I will not run him if it is heavy (ground) but it is a better forecast this week. If could be soft, heavy in places and that would be tempting.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/20\/77995957-0-image-a-73_1700425828942.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul\u00a0Nicholls says it is possible that Bravemansgame will run at Haydock on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls has a clutch of runners at Ascot for Cobden to ride headed by Pic D\u2019Orhy in the 1965 Chase.<\/p>\n<p>The trainer added: \u2018If Bravemansgame runs it would give me a jockey headache but it wouldn\u2019t do any harm for the future for someone to get a feel of him in case you ever needed a substitute.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Nicholls and Cobden followed up Saturday\u2019s Paddy Power Gold Cup win with Stage Star at Cheltenham with further success at the track courtesy of Ginny\u2019s Destiny.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-12768401\/Bravemansgame-set-jockey-switch-Betfair-Chase-Haydock-regular-rider-Harry-Cobden-needed-trainer-Paul-Nicholls-Ascot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bravemansgame set for jockey switch in Betfair Chase at Haydock&#8230; 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