Improving Weird Al can gatecrash party

WEIRD AL can gatecrash the Denman party by winning the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury today.

Improving Weird Al can gatecrash party
Sat, 27 Nov, 2010 - 00:00
Ashley Iveson

Paul Nicholls’ popular chaser is bidding to become the first horse in history to win the prestigious handicap three times and just as he has in his two previous triumphs, he is forced to concede weight all round to his rivals.

But this is surely a hotter race than it has been in the past few seasons and with the majority of the field running under just 10st, Denman has a mountain to climb.

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