Confidence high in Denman camp

PAUL NICHOLLS is confident Denman can pick up the gauntlet from Kauto Star in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown today.

Confidence high in Denman camp
Fri, 28 Dec, 2007 - 00:00
Nick Robson

The Ditcheat team completed the first leg of a possible big-race double when the Gold Cup winner sluiced home in the King George VI Chase on St Stephen’s Day.

Nicholls now anticipates another huge display from seamless Hennessy scorer Denman, the young pretender to Kauto Star’s crown at the Cheltenham Festival.

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