British battering at Cheltenham was a GOOD thing, says trainer Nick Alexander Updated: 1 Apr 2021, 16:08 IT has been billed as a humiliation for UK trainers and owners. But Nick Alexander hopes the Cheltenham catastrophe suffered by Britain will turn out to be the BEST thing that’s happened in years. 2 Trainer Nick Alexander wants big changesCredit: Michael Schofield - The Sun Glasgow The Fife-based handler, whose Lake View Lad heads to Aintree for next weekend's Grand National, wasn’t shocked to see the Irish dominate at Prestbury Park. And he hopes seeing the home team lose 23-5 will jolt the powers that be into action over prize money, the programme book and the thorny issue of racecourses opening their doors for schooling races.