He’s been at Jack Berry House for three weeks now, maybe more. “Before I went out to the Middle East last week he was really bullish. “I was hoping he’d be riding out now, but they’re just putting the handbrake on that until he gets this second opinion. “I’m sure it’s a tough one for him to swallow, watching those horses like Royal Champion winning in Saudi Arabia last week, thinking he’d have been riding them. “There’s lots of horses for him to look forward to and the main thing is he comes back when he’s 100 per cent.

Source: Express February 19, 2026 16:45 UTC