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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