Paul Nicholls snaps up potential star horse who ‘looked almost too good’ on astonishing debut

PAUL NICHOLLS will be the lucky trainer of a potential superstar horse who smashed rivals by 41 lengths on debut.

No one else could live with the hugely promising Teeshan when he raced in a point to point in Ireland.

Teeshan, seen here toying with his rivals in front, left everyone else miles behind on his debut and has been sent to top trainer Nicholls

Only three of 11 horses even finished the four-year-old maiden race, such were the gruelling conditions and incredible pace set by Teeshan.

He finished the 3m race a whopping 16 seconds faster than anything else on the card and video of his performance was shared widely online.

Teeshan was a £60,000 Goffs Land Rover sale purchase and his sire is multiple Group 1-winner Westerner.

That means he is a relative of Cheltenham Festival winner Ferny Hollow and Grade 1 winners Total Recall, Skyace and Champagne West.

And he is out of five-time winning mare Miss Pepperpot.

Gerald Quinn was trainer of Teeshan when he won at Loughanmore last weekend but the horse will now be with 14-time champion trainer Nicholls at his Ditcheat base.

Punters who watched the race back were struck by how good a jumper Teeshan was and his speed at the end.

One said: “Such a great jumper of a fence, looks an absolute picture, ears pricked and pulled away after the last looking like he could go round again, looks a top prospect for the future.”

While another wrote: “Looks mighty impressive. Almost too good.”

And another purred: “This is a SERIOUS horse.”

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