Barber - no McCoy deal on Denman

PAUL Barber has quashed speculation Tony McCoy has been booked to ride Denman in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Barber - no McCoy deal on Denman
Fri, 06 Feb, 2009 - 00:00

The whispers have been getting stronger all week that McCoy will ride the current champion and he is odds-on favourite with the bookmakers to get the job.

However, part-owner Barber insists there is still a chance that Sam Thomas, who partnered him 11 months ago to the biggest win of his career, could be on board again.

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