Nicky Henderson has an outside chance in the British Jump Trainers' Championship for the 2026/27 season, though he is generally seen as a longshot compared to dominant stables like Dan Skelton and Willie Mullins.
The six-time former Champion trainer will however have plenty of successes this season and we have identified five of his horses to keep an eye on over the coming months - particularly for betting purposes:
MOISES HAS A BOAT
Moises Has A Boat is an interesting recruit from France for the Nicky Henderson stable.
The four-year-old made a winning debut at Compiegne for Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm at the end of March in the Prix Master Bob, which means he will not be eligible for novice races in the UK until after 30th November.
With that being the situation it is highly likely that we won’t see him until around Christmas time. Owner Michael Blencowe and Nicky Henderson will surely be of the view that Moises Has A Boat will end up being a graded class performer this year.
MOULINS ROUGE
Moulins Rouge is another highly regarded French buy sent to Nicky Henderson for the 2026–27 National Hunt season. He is currently priced around 33/1 in our early ante-post market for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham.
In France he ran three times over hurdles at Auteuil. After finishing second in April, he won the Prix Ex Voto on May 16, traveling strongly to score at horse racing odds of 8/1.
He will be campaigned as a novice hurdler against older horses this season.
NATHALIE JOLIE
Nathalie Jolie - a filly by Nathaniel, and was snapped up by buyer Jerry McCrath on behalf of Nicky Henderson for owner JP McManus.
Winner of the Prix Wild Monarch (Fillies) at Auteuil back in April, the first three home in that race have all been sold to the UK and Ireland with Nirvana Star going to Willie Mullins and Tsunawatari joining Joseph O’Brien.
Henderson often introduces high-class French recruits in standard introductory or maiden juvenile hurdles, and it would come as no surprise if she heads to the Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree in December. After that, the racing world is her oyster.
PRINCE RUPERT
Standing at over 17 hands, Prince Rupert was a wide-margin winner of a Kempton bumper on his sole start last season.
Noted as the absolute "apple of Nicky’s eye" during National Racehorse Week, he is an exciting prospect as he embarks on his novice hurdling campaign this autumn and beyond.
ROCCONTIER
A four-year-old gelding by Frontiersman, Roccontier was an impressive 18-length winner of a junior hurdle at Market Rasen last season.
The form of his emphatic victory has already been boosted by subsequent winners and we could well find him lining up for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle next March if things go to plan.
