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First Lieutenant heads 58 entries for the Hennessy Gold Cup

Willie Mullins quartet features in strong Irish contingent

Ireland hasn’t won the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury Racecourse since 1980, but some of the biggest names in Irish National Hunt racing are among 58 horses entered for the prestigious Grade 3 handicap set to take place on Saturday 29th November.

A classy challenge from across the Irish Sea is headed by the Mouse Morris-trained triple Grade 1 winner First Lieutenant, second to Bobs Worth in the 2012 Hennessy Gold Cup.

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Willie Mullins suffered Hennessy heartbreak in 2002 after his Be My Royal was first past the post, but subsequently disqualified. This year, Ireland’s champion trainer has entered the Susannah Ricci-owned trio of Champagne Fever, Ballycasey and Djakadam, along with Grade 2-scorer The Paparrazi Kid, as he bids to record a first win in the race.

Other notable contenders from Ireland include Gordon Elliott’s Don Cossack, Mullaghanoe River from the Noel Meade yard, and the Dessie Hughes-trained Lyreen Legend.

The total of 58 entries is up from 53 last year and is the highest figures since 2010.

Nicky Henderson has taken the £175,000 showpiece three times in his career, including the latest two renewals. The handler’s 2013 hero Triolo D’Alene could bid to become the first back-to-back winner since the great Arkle in 1965.

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Henderson’s other representative is Hadrian’s Approach, who unseated Nico de Boinville at the fifth fence in the race last year.

Paul Nicholls is another three-time winner of the Hennessy as a trainer and is responsible for seven of the possible runners. Rocky Creek, runner-up in 2013, Unioniste and Just a Par look the pick of his septet.

Alan King saddled the well-fancied Invictus to finish 11th last season and has a host of smart horses engaged including Medermit, the classy Smad Place and Walkon. Midnight Prayer and Pantxoa are his other pair.

The Romford Pele, winner of his last three races, could line up for Rebecca Curtis, and the prolific Fingal Bay and dual-Newbury victor Roalco de Farges, both trained by Philip Hobbs, are other high-profile entries.

This year’s race will be the 58th running of the Hennessy Gold Cup, extending the oldest commercial sponsorship in world sport.

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Julian Thick, CEO of Newbury Racecourse said: “The Hennessy Gold Cup is the showpiece of our Jump racing calendar and the strength of this year’s entries look set to ensure another fantastic renewal of one of the sport’s most prestigious races.”

Tickets for the bet365 Hennessy Festival, which takes place over three days on 27th, 28th and 29th November, are on sale now, from £14.40 for Thursday 27th, £20 for Friday 28th and £30 for Hennessy Gold Cup Day on Saturday 29th. A special Three Day Festival ticket is available from just £45.

Tickets can be booked online at www.newbury-racecourse.co.uk or by calling 01635 40015.

Full Hennessy Gold Cup Entries

 

THE HENNESSY GOLD CUP STEEPLE CHASE (HANDICAP) (CLASS 1) (Grade 3)
Horse Age Owner Trainer
First Lieutenant (IRE) 9 Gigginstown House Stud M. F. Morris
Harry Topper (GB) 7 Mr A. N. Solomons Kim Bailey
Champagne Fever (IRE) 7 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins
Lyreen Legend (IRE) 7 Lyreen Syndicate D. T. Hughes
Triolo d’Alene (FR) 7 Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr Nicky Henderson
Houblon des Obeaux (FR) 7 Mrs Julian Blackwell Venetia Williams
Rocky Creek (IRE) 8 The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls
Medermit (FR) 10 The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership Alan King
Ballycasey (IRE) 7 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins
Katenko (FR) 8 Mr A. Brooks Venetia Williams
Smad Place (FR) 7 Mrs Peter Andrews Alan King
Ballynagour (IRE) 8 Mr Allan Stennett David Pipe
Fingal Bay (IRE) 8 Mrs R. J. Skan Philip Hobbs
Bury Parade (IRE) 8 HighclereThoroughbredRacing- Bury Parade Paul Nicholls
Hadrian’s Approach (IRE) 7 Mr & Mrs R. Kelvin-Hughes Nicky Henderson
Vino Griego (FR) 9 Mr C. E. Stedman Gary Moore
Don Cossack (GER) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott
Unioniste (FR) 6 Mr J. Hales Paul Nicholls
Walkon (FR) 9 McNeill Family Alan King
The Romford Pele (IRE) 7 Trembath & Outhart Rebecca Curtis
Black Thunder (FR) 7 Donlon, MacDonald, Fulton & Webb Paul Nicholls
Theatre Guide (IRE) 7 Mrs Jean R. Bishop Colin Tizzard
Le Bec (FR) 6 Tim Syder Emma Lavelle
Restless Harry (GB) 10 Mr R. G. Whitehead Robin Dickin
Easter Meteor (GB) 8 Mr & Mrs S. C. Willes David Pipe
Sam Winner (FR) 7 Mrs Angela Yeoman Paul Nicholls
Monbeg Dude (IRE) 9 Oydunow Michael Scudamore
Buywise (IRE) 7 Mr T. Hywel Jones Evan Williams
Annacotty (IRE) 6 Mrs Peter Prowting Martin Keighley
Wiesentraum (GER) 8 G. Pascoe & S. Brewer Lucy Wadham
Mendip Express (IRE) 8 The Mendip Syndicate Harry Fry
Lamb Or Cod (IRE) 7 Mr Terry Warner Philip Hobbs
Many Clouds (IRE) 7 Mr Trevor Hemmings Oliver Sherwood
Easter Day (FR) 6 B. Fulton, Broughton Thermal Insulation Paul Nicholls
Present View (GB) 6 Sir Chips Keswick Jamie Snowden
Just A Par (IRE) 7 Paul K. Barber & C. G. Roach Paul Nicholls
Djakadam (FR) 5 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins
Court In Motion (IRE) 9 Mr N. Mustoe Emma Lavelle
Roalco de Farges (FR) 9 The Brushmakers Philip Hobbs
Wychwoods Brook (GB) 8 Kevin & Anne Glastonbury Evan Williams
Midnight Prayer (GB) 9 The Legends Partnership Alan King
The Druids Nephew (IRE) 7 The Stonehenge Druids Neil Mulholland
Mountainous (IRE) 9 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Richard Lee
Via Sundown (FR) 6 The Old Brokers Gary Moore
Knock A Hand (IRE) 9 Mr Alan Halsall Richard Lee
Pantxoa (FR) 7 Mrs June Watts Alan King
Mullaghanoe River (IRE) 6 Mrs Patricia Hunt Noel Meade
Victors Serenade (IRE) 9 Michael & Angela Bone Anthony Honeyball
Gevrey Chambertin (FR) 6 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds III David Pipe
Merry King (IRE) 7 Mr F. Gillespie Jonjo O’Neill
Edmund Kean (IRE) 7 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Peter Bowen
Gallant Oscar (IRE) 8 Mr G. Kelly A. J. Martin
What A Warrior (IRE) 7 Mr & Mrs Gordon Pink Dan Skelton
Handy Andy (IRE) 8 Brocade Racing Colin Tizzard
Le Reve (IRE) 6 Mr P. H. Betts Lucy Wadham
Tour des Champs (FR) 7 Mr H. R. Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
Saroque (IRE) 7 Mr A. Brooks Venetia Williams
The Paparrazi Kid (IRE) 7 Byerley Thoroughbred Racing W. P. Mullins

Newbury Racecourse reveals new logo as it goes back to the future

Newbury Racecourse announced today that it will be moving forward under the ‘Newbury Racecourse’ brand and discontinuing use of ‘The Racecourse Newbury’.

Julian Thick, CEO of Newbury Racecourse, said: “As we embark on an important chapter in our history, I am pleased that we will be doing so under the banner of Newbury Racecourse. The business is performing well and with the redevelopment now well underway, I am confident about the future.”

He added: “The Racecourse Newbury name was part of a wider project to wrap up all the elements of the site here, and whilst there was solid logic behind it as an over-arching brand, it has not proved popular with our customers and other stakeholder groups, so we have made the decision to use Newbury Racecourse from now on.”

Whilst some elements of the re-branding to Newbury Racecourse have been completed already, the whole change-over on site will take place on a gradual basis over the next few months.