‘Nothing pretty about it’ – Nicky Henderson’s most expensive jumps horse in the world wins on debut after massive drift

NICKY HENDERSON'S astir costly jumps equine successful the satellite won connected debut - but punters said determination was 'nothing beauteous astir it'.

Palladium, who was bought for £1.2million, was a monolithic marketplace drifter earlier the commencement of a 2m maiden hurdle astatine Huntingdon.

Owned by billionaire Lady Bamford, Palladium, who was getting value from each his rivals, ballooned 1 oregon 2 hurdles and was made to enactment by jockey Nico de Boinville successful the closing stages.

Palladium, who won the German Derby past summer, was 2-9 astatine greeting prices but had gone each the mode retired to 8-15 by the off.

And bookies pushed him retired from 12-1 to 16s for the Triumph Hurdle aft his debut win, unconvinced helium has what it takes to triumph astatine the Cheltenham Festival.

Henderson has the existent Triumph favourite successful the signifier of 6-4 Lulamba.

Commenting connected Palladium's win, Racing TV big Anthony Dunkley said: "Palladium has won but determination was thing beauteous astir it.

"Was it polished? No. Was it professional? Enough to get disconnected the mark."

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