The Hennessy Gold Cup 2011
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:17 pm
Another exciting race In my calender, runners confirmed.
The most famous winners of this race are Denman 2007 and 2009 and Arkle, 1964 and 1965.
The Hennessy Gold Cup Is a key early season trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Punters will often see potential Gold Cup horses make their seasonal debuts in the Hennessy so it is a crucial race. There have been a number of horses who have won the Hennessy before going onto to collect the Gold Cup at Cheltenham In March.
It Is a Grade 3 National Hunt Chase run at Newbury over 3 miles and 2 and a half furlongs. It Is a left handed track with 21 fences.
There are several of my favourite horses running this time out such as Madison Du Berlais, What A Friend, Caruthers, Cooldine, and Gone to Lunch, however, I believe we are entering a new era of chasers this year as more young pretenders achieve up-grading to enter classics like these.
The Bookie's are firmly placing Aiteen Thirtythree as the firm favourite at Anti-Post 9/1. from the Paul Nicholls stable and stable mates with Kauto and Denman but I am not so sure. This Is a difficult race.
My money will be on Beshabar at 14/1.
He won a blinding race last time out at Ayr In the Scottish Grand National when he led from the front and jumped exceptionally well. Prior to that he came In behind Chicago Grey at Cheltenham where the 4lb extra weight seemed to slow him on the steep hill to the line.
I will also be placing a place bet on that pesky, naughty horse What A Friend who prefers the left hand track of Newbury.
My last bet will be a rv fc Beshabar and Time for Rupert.
I shall return after the race.
The most famous winners of this race are Denman 2007 and 2009 and Arkle, 1964 and 1965.
The Hennessy Gold Cup Is a key early season trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Punters will often see potential Gold Cup horses make their seasonal debuts in the Hennessy so it is a crucial race. There have been a number of horses who have won the Hennessy before going onto to collect the Gold Cup at Cheltenham In March.
It Is a Grade 3 National Hunt Chase run at Newbury over 3 miles and 2 and a half furlongs. It Is a left handed track with 21 fences.
There are several of my favourite horses running this time out such as Madison Du Berlais, What A Friend, Caruthers, Cooldine, and Gone to Lunch, however, I believe we are entering a new era of chasers this year as more young pretenders achieve up-grading to enter classics like these.
The Bookie's are firmly placing Aiteen Thirtythree as the firm favourite at Anti-Post 9/1. from the Paul Nicholls stable and stable mates with Kauto and Denman but I am not so sure. This Is a difficult race.
My money will be on Beshabar at 14/1.
He won a blinding race last time out at Ayr In the Scottish Grand National when he led from the front and jumped exceptionally well. Prior to that he came In behind Chicago Grey at Cheltenham where the 4lb extra weight seemed to slow him on the steep hill to the line.
I will also be placing a place bet on that pesky, naughty horse What A Friend who prefers the left hand track of Newbury.
My last bet will be a rv fc Beshabar and Time for Rupert.
I shall return after the race.