Nicholls: ‘The Tank’ in flying form ahead of treble bid

TRAINER Paul Nicholls reports Denman to be at peak form ahead of his bid to become the first horse to win the Hennessy Gold Cup for a third time at Newbury today.

Paul Barber’s horse has already equalled two chasing legends, Mandarin (1957 and 1961) and Arkle (1964 and 1965), with victories in this prestigious staying handicap in 2007 and 2009.

Now he bids to do what those horses failed to achieve and make it a treble.