Knight goes in search of record ninth Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon

By MARCUS TOWNEND, HORSERACING CORRESPONDENT Updated:

Henrietta Knight will seek to land a record-breaking ninth Peterborough Chase when she runs Somersby at Huntingdon on Thursday.

The race had not been on the agenda for her gelding, who finished three lengths second to Master Minded at Ascot last month, but Knight said: 'It's highly likely he will run.

'The King George seems a hot race and we'd rather go to Huntingdon if he has a better chance. We'd probably run in both.'

Set to run: Henrietta Knight will run Somersby at Huntingdon

Set to run: Henrietta Knight will run Somersby at Huntingdon

Edredon Bleu (four times), Racing Demon (twice), Best Mate and Impek have all won the race for Knight.

Rivals should include Alan King's Medermit while Paul Nicholls runs The Nightingale.

Stablemate Kauto Stone, runner-up to Sizing Europe in Saturday's Tingle Creek Chase, will have only one more run before the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham in March.


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