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Feb 8, 2010

No Saturday Game for Robin

Nicky Henderson was not tempted to enter Petit Robin in Saturday's Game Spirit Chase and his charge will head straight to Cheltenham.

"Petit Robin is in good order but I haven't entered him in the Game Spirit," said Henderson.

"He's a very good horse when he's fresh, I think he showed that at Kempton.

"We were well and truly put in our place at Ascot by Twist Magic. We had a crack at him but it probably wasn't the right thing to do.

"We learned he is better going left-handed, which is what Barry (Geraghty) and AP (McCoy) have always thought.

"I've backed off him intentionally to freshen him up for Cheltenham but he is not prepared in any way to go to Newbury. He's so good fresh anyway that when I saw it was going to be reopened it barely crossed my mind."

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