Air Force flying ahead of Hennessy

CHARLIE Mann has Air Force One in “the form of his life” as he prepares his six-year-old for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, for which 31 horses stood their ground at the latest forfeit stage.

Air Force flying ahead of Hennessy
Thu, 20 Nov, 2008 - 00:00

A Grade One-winning novice at the Punchestown Festival, the German-bred returned with a solid display behind Roll Along at Ascot on November 1, for which the handicapper has reacted by raising him only 3lb.

“He’s in the form of his life,” said Mann.

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CourtsRacingPlace: AscotPlace: Badger BeerPlace: WincantonPlace: MaltonPlace: HennessyPlace: AintreePlace: NewburyPlace: Royal County StarPerson: MannPerson: John QuinnPerson: DenmanPerson: QuinnPerson: HennessyPerson: Nigel Twiston-Davies’Person: Twiston-DaviesPerson: Paul Nicholls’Person: Andy StewartPerson: Sam ThomasPerson: StewartPerson: Tony MartinPerson: MartinPerson: Paddy PowerPerson: Paul NichollsPerson: TonyPerson: Big BuckPerson: OedipePerson: Dear VillezPerson: Slim PickingsPerson: KnowherePerson: OrnaisPerson: Snoopy LoopyPerson: Madison Du BerlaisPerson: Patsy HallEvent: Hennessy Cognac Gold CupEvent: Punchestown FestivalEvent: Gold CupEvent: Albertas RunEvent: Hennessy Gold CupOrganisation: HennessyOrganisation: BoylesportsOrganisation: KnowhereOrganisation: BattlecryOrganisation: Air Force OneOrganisation: CharacterOrganisation: Royal County StarOrganisation: High ChimesOrganisation: ParsonsOrganisation: Island Flyer
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