King George Hero Bravemans game has been moved to France in an attempt to restore his career over jumps.
The 10-year-old will now be trained by the 29-year-old Marine Pineda in Chantilly and has spent over the past six years with 14-way trainer Paul Nicholls champion.
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His best season arrived in 2022-23 when he won the King George on Boxing Day before he walked a powerful race in the defeat when the second place was at Galopin des Champs in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
In total he won nine races for Nicholls and £ 726,484 in price money for his owner Bryan Drew.
But his shape became a dip this season, with his best performance in the Betfair pursuit when he was third behind Royale Pagaille. His last run for Paul Nicholls Came to the Grand National when he finished 15th.
Drew, who is not afraid of moving his horses between trainers, thought that a change in the environment would make him good.
After discussions with Nicholls, they found the feeling that he would change to France, could help him rediscover a spark in the fall of his career.
Nicholls said: “He has been a great horse for us at DitChat and we had some memorable days with him.
“He won three class 1 for us, including a Challow Hurdle and a King George, and he ran a blinder in the Gold Cup a few years ago.
“He has had a number of hard races over the years and Bryan just thought he would have a better chance to win a race in France at this stage in his career.
“I have no problem with the decision, it is worth a try and hopefully he goes there and he has a good time.”
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