Record-breaker: €1.4 million German Derby winner becomes most expensive jumps recruit after joining Nicky Henderson

Nicky Henderson has boosted his already impressive squad for the season by acquiring the services of €1.4million (£1.2m) purchase Palladium.

Bought at the sales in France on Saturday, the German Derby hero has become the most expensive horse to be sent over jumps after breaking the record set by Regent's Stroll, who returned to Paul Nicholls after fetching £660,000 at the Goffs Summer Sale at Doncaster in July.

The three-year-old was formerly trained by Henk Grewe, who saddled him to Classic success at Hamburg in July. His most recent outing came last month when finishing last of six in the Group 1 Preis von Europa, which was won by the Charlie Appleby-trained Rebel's Romance.

Palladium is expected to tackle hurdles this term and William Hill have priced Henderson's latest recruit at 25-1 for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.

The firm's Lee Phelps said: "As the winningmost trainer in the history of the Triumph, you have to take note when Nicky Henderson picks up an expensive juvenile hurdling prospect. And that's what the master of Seven Barrows seems to have done with Palladium, bought at the weekend for a whopping €1.4 million in France, reportedly making the son of Gleneagles the most expensive jumps recruit ever.

"The German Derby winner is surely going to be one of the classiest Flat horses to go hurdling this season, so we've entered him into the Triumph Hurdle market at 25-1. There's clearly a long way to go until Cheltenham, but who knows, Henderson might just have another superstar on his hands."

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