He added: "You can't teach this fella anything about jumping!" When asked to compare Sprinter Sacre to his three previous Arkle winners (Remittance Man, Travado and Tiutchev) Henderson said "It's impossible to liken him to any of the three at this stage of his career," but he did say that this classy jumper would certainly not be seen over further than two miles in the future.

The gelding went on to win three more races over hurdles, notably the Philip Cornes Saddle of Gold Hurdle Final at Newbury where he beat Remittance Man by 12 lengths.

Henderson, winner of the race previously with Remittance Man (1991) and Travado (1993), was making amends for the disappointments of the first race when Leading Light had to be withdrawn and Dusk Duel was unplaced.

Remaining a popular choice when Henderson needed a jockey, he won the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Remittance Man for his former boss in 1992 and enjoyed further Cheltenham Festival success for Henderson aboard the likes of Flown, Remittance Man and Travado.

The years without a win in front of the massed Irish punters hurt him - and the memory of a tumble on Remittance Man, the best jumper around at the time, in the 1994 Queen Mother Championship Chase still haunts him.

An improved "attitude" often is achieved because the donees participate in partnership meetings and collaborate in the family investment and business endeavors, rather than serving only in a "remittance man" role.

Henderson has trained some of jump racing's greatest names, including Cheltenham heroes Long Run, Bobs Worth, Binocular and Remittance Man - but the most successful handler in Festival history is convinced Sprinter Sacre is the best of the lot.

His victory yesterday, which gave Henderson a third Queen Mother win following Remittance Man and Finian's Rainbow, was officially rated by the British Horseracing Authority's handicapper John de Moraville at 188, 2lb higher than Master Minded five years ago and just 2lb short of Kauto Star, the highest-rated horse in the history of the jump classifications.

"Remittance Man won at Leicester on a Tuesday so easily that we ran him again at Newbury on a Saturday and he won by something like 25 lengths."

''It's the obvious race but it doesn't suit the owners and the jockeys who are all at Newbury.'' Henderson, successful in the Arkle with Remittance Man (1991), Travado (1993) and Tiutchev (2000), also has the mare Nadiya De La Vega and French import Surfing among his possibles.

Henderson saddled Remittance Man (1991), Travado (1993) and Tiutchev (2000) for Arkle glory.

com Novices' Chase - better known as the Wayward Lad - with some great names over the years like Remittance Man, Fondmort, Caracciola and Jack The Giant and he struck again with Riverside Theatre.

The years without a win in front of the massed Irish punters have hurt him - and the memory of a tumble on Remittance Man, the best jumper around in the 1994 Queen Mother Champion Chase, haunts him.

He doesn't hide it under a bushel, does he?" Henderson has trained some of jump racing's greatest names, including Cheltenham heroes Long Run, Bobs Worth, Binocular and Remittance Man - but the most successful handler in Festival history is convinced Sprinter Sacre is the best of the lot.