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- Updated: December 27, 2016
Henrietta Knight, who won the King George VI Chase twice with Best Mate and Edredon Bleu, believes this year’s hero Thistlecrack could be ‘a horse in a million’.
Knight was most impressed with the performance of the Colin Tizzard-trained eight-year-old in the three-mile showpiece at Kempton on Boxing Day.
The retired Wantage trainer is now hoping the new chasing sensation can go on and win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which she claimed three years in a row with Best Mate from 2002 to 2004.
“I think he’s a mighty horse. I don’t think you can pull him to pieces …
