I T'S fair to say that See You Then's stable manners left a lot to be desired.
“You'd go into his box and he'd grab you, and while you were turning to get out of his way, he'd kick you! ” National Hunt champion trainer Nicky Henderson OBE remembers.
Outside his box, however, he was “putty in your hands, an absolute gent”. And on the racecourse, he was nothing short of spectacular.
The four-year-old had arrived at Nicky's Lamboum training yard, Windsor House, in 1984, en route to his owners in Italy, having won half of his eight Flat races and both hurdling starts in Ireland. He was bred for the Flat, having been sired by Royal Palace, winner of the 1967 Epsom Derby and the 2000 Guineas among others, but his temper was so ferocious that he was gelded early on, and his Flat career was derailed.
His debut for Nicky was the Triumph Hurdle at the Festival, a few weeks after he
