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Big Bucks

It’s Hennessy Gold Cup weekend and we have a feast of quality jumps action and we have a feast of quality jumps racing to get our teeth into. At Newbury, as well as the Hennessy itself, there is also the Long Distance Hurdle and over at Newcastle there should be some Champion Hurdle clues from the Fighting Fifth.

Saturday’s action comes from Fairyhouse, Kempton, Newbury, Newcastle, Towcester, Wexford and there is an evening meeting at Wolverhampton.

There are 7 live races on Channel 4, the 2.05, 2.40, 3.15 and 3.45 from Newbury, the 3.00 and 3.30 from Newcastle, and the 4.00 from Kempton.

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The Hennessy Gold Cup is obviously the highlight of the day with Old Roan Chase winner Knowhere taking on the likes of Air Force One and Big Bucks. It looks a very wide open contest but I’ll be siding with Tom George’s Island Flyer getting lumps of weight from most of the fancied runners.

Just as interesting a contest is the Long Distance Hurdle which sees Cheltenham hero Inglis Drever make his seasonal reappearance. He faces old rival Blazing Bailey as well as the unbeaten Pettifour. I’d struggle to split the 3 of them, Inglis could find it hard to dominated the way he has in previous years, Blazing Bailey is difficult to get a handle on and throws in the odd poor performance for no apparent reason and Pettifour has a bit to find but is open to improvement. Probably a race to sit back and enjoy unless you have a strong opinion.

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The Scoop 6 was finally won last week by a syndicate headed by racing pundit Peter Naughton. There were 8 winning tickets in total and this week the winners go for the £1,529,525 bonus fund. It’s back to a regular pool this week but it may be bigger than normal off the back of the publicty gained over the last few weeks.

The Scoop 6 races are as follows;
2.05 Newbury
2.25 Newcastle
2.40 Newbury
3.00 Newcastle
3.15 Newbury
3.45 Newbury

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Good luck and Happy Punting,

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Island Flyer

The Hennessy Gold Cup has some fairly strong trends that are worth consideration when trying to find the winner.

They key trends for this race are:
Runners aged 6 or 7 years old have won 8 of the last 10 renewals.

8 of the last 10 winners have started at odds of 10/1 or less.

7 of the last 10 winners have carried 11st or less.

The last 12 winners were all placed 1st or 2nd last time out.

The only runner that fits all these trends is Island Flyer. He is a 6 year old, carries 10 stone, finished 2nd last time out and is generally a 7/1 chance in the market.

Tom George’s runner appears to have a bit to find from a class point of view but the stable have been in great form this season and Island Flyer has only tasted defeat once since going chasing, that was last time out when beaten a nose by Cornish Sett. George believes his horse will be better for that run though and with just 10st on his back, Island Flyer must have every chance of causing an upset over the bigger stables.

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Here are a selection of quotes from trainers in the build up to the Hennessy.

Island Flyer – Tom George on his 6yo’s chance: “We are happy with him and I wouldn’t swap him for anything else but it’s very competitive and everything has go to right on the day. We hope can goes on improving as he has done so far.”
Best price 8/1 with Sportingbet

New Alco – Ferdy Murphy’s going concerns: “New Alco worked this morning and everything went very well so he is on target to run at the weekend,” said Murphy.

“We have a lot of entries this weekend so we are just sorting out with jockeys agents who will be riding where and that will be finalised later in the week.

“New Alco obviously disappointed in the Hennessy last year but he had won at Carlisle the time before and he seems to go best fresh so hopefully that will help him.

“He has a good action and wants good ground really so I wouldn’t want it to get much deeper.

“Hopefully the weather will stay dry and the forecast for down south is good so hopefully that will hold.”
Best Price 16/1 with Bet365

Slim Pickings - Tom Taaffe gives Slim Pickings a solid chance: “It was very pleasing for him to come back for his first run of the year and run as encouragingly as that.

“I’ve taken a view to try and train him for two Nationals but I have a question mark whether he gets the four and a half mile trip.

“I just think that he’s had two shots at it now and there’s younger and fresher horses going to come on the scene for it every year so we may as well move on and have a look at something else.”

“He’s in there with a fighting chance,” he continued. “It’s a very open looking race and we’re certainly hoping he’ll give a good account of himself.”
Best price 16/1 with Stan James

Character Building – John Quinn happy with his charge: “He’s fine. I was pleased with him at Towcester, the horse can do no more than win.

“He got injured in the spring so we had to leave him alone and we thought we’d get him ready for the Hennessy again. I haven’t looked any further than the Hennessy, though he’ll be in all the staying chases.”

“He must have a chance.”
Best price 8/1 with Sportingbet

The 2008 Hennessy Congac Gold Cup takes place on Saturday 29th November at Newbury Racecourse. It is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race run over 3 miles 2 and a ½ furlongs. The prize money to the winner is in excess of £80,000.

The 2007 Hennessy was one that will stick in my mind for many years to come. It was the race where Denman really showed the racing world what he was capable of and put himself bang in the picture for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, another race he went on to win.

Denman’s performance under top weight was breathtaking, devastating and oozed class. Every jump was foot perfect and he seemed to thrive in testing conditions when the rest of the field were struggling.

I doubt we will see anything near that level of form in the 2008 renewal but there are some interesting contenders for the race.

Nigel Twiston Davies’ Knowhere was cut for the Hennessey on the back of his win in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday. The horse’s form prior to this effort was already quite solid having beaten Our Vic at Cheltenham in January in the Letheby And Christopher Chase as well as a 6th place finished in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, albeit a very distant one. The only thing I would say is that Nigel Twiston Davies’ runners are often more forward early in the season than some other trainers.

Big Bucks from the Paul Nicholls’ yard is another likely runner. He showed improved form on his final start of last season, winning the John Smith’s Mildmay Novices’ Chase at Aintree. He is still fairly lightly raced and you can never discount a runner from this stable.

Air Force One is a horse I like a lot and probably the one I fancy to make the most successful jump out of Novice company from last season’s batch. He was most impressive in the Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown and is a solid each way bet for the Hennessy. He has been put in his place by Albertas Run on a couple of occasions but I feel Air Force One will improve this season.

Hennessy Gold Cup Betting (Prices from SkyBet)
Big Bucks 5/1
Air Force One 8/1
Roll Along 10/1
Dear Villez 11/1
Oedipe 12/1
Battlecry 14/1
Character Building 12/1
Albertas Run 10/1
Knowhere 16/1
State Of Play 16/1

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The 2008 Hennessy Congac Gold Cup takes place on Saturday 29th November at Newbury Racecourse. It is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race run over 3 miles 2 and a ½ furlongs. The prize money to the winner is in excess of £80,000.

The 2007 Hennessy was one that will stick in my mind for many years to come. It was the race where Denman really showed the racing world what he was capable of and put himself bang in the picture for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, another race he went on to win.

Denman’s performance under top weight was breathtaking, devastating and oozed class. Every jump was foot perfect and he seemed to thrive in testing conditions when the rest of the field were struggling.

I doubt we will see anything near that level of form in the 2008 renewal but there are some interesting contenders for the race.

Nigel Twiston Davies’ Knowhere was cut for the Hennessey on the back of his win in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Sunday. The horse’s form prior to this effort was already quite solid having beaten Our Vic at Cheltenham in January in the Letheby And Christopher Chase as well as a 6th place finished in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, albeit a very distant one. The only thing I would say is that Nigel Twiston Davies’ runners are often more forward early in the season than some other trainers.

Big Bucks from the Paul Nicholls’ yard is another likely runner. He showed improved form on his final start of last season, winning the John Smith’s Mildmay Novices’ Chase at Aintree. He is still fairly lightly raced and you can never discount a runner from this stable.

Air Force One is a horse I like a lot and probably the one I fancy to make the most successful jump out of Novice company from last season’s batch. He was most impressive in the Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown and is a solid each way bet for the Hennessy. He has been put in his place by Albertas Run on a couple of occasions but I feel Air Force One will improve this season.

Hennessy Gold Cup Betting (Prices from Betfair)
Big Bucks 9/2
Knowhere 13/2
Character Building 8/1
Oedipe 15/2
Air Force One 9/1
Leading Attraction 11/1
An Accordion 11/1
Albertas Run 13/1
Roll Along 13/1
The Real Deal 14/1
Snoopy Loopy 18/1
Battlecry 18/1
Nine De Sivola 21/1
Dear Villez 22/1
25/1 Bar

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