Jonbon hits all the right notes on Newbury debut
Henderson thrilled with debut of Douvan’s full-brother.
Jonbon lived up to the huge billing that preceded him on his debut when smoothly dispatching his rivals for Nicky Henderson and Nico de Boinville in the BetVictor Standard National Hunt Flat Race at Newbury. The full-brother to the brilliant Douvan – who had changed hands for a record GBP 570,000 at the sales in November after a point-to-point win – was not in any way fazed by this first outing under rules, handling the preliminaries and the race itself with an admirable professionalism. The 5-6 favourite settled and travelled smoothly – and was too strong for nearest challenger Flying Demon, readily stretching four and a quarter lengths clear at the line. Henderson said of the six-year-old: “We are very lucky to be sent horses like this, and you’ve got to say you feel the pressure that comes with it. We were waiting for what fortunately happened – he was relaxed during the race and quickened up well.”😍 What a debut from Jonbon
💷 GBP 570,000 purchase⭐️ Brother to the mighty Douvan✅ Impressive winner on debut Lots to like about this effort from Jonbon who makes the perfect start to life under Rules for @sevenbarrows & @ndeboinville at @NewburyRacing pic.twitter.com/cD49xbZvVo — Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 27, 2021
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