Henderson agonises over star chasers
Nicky Henderson is agonising over whether to run star chasers Bacchanal and Marlborough in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.
The Lambourn trainer is preparing them for the Pertemps King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day but both have plenty of weight in the Showcase Handicap Chase over an extended three and quarter miles with Bacchanal top of the pile on 11st 12lb and Marlborough on 11-6.
āWe are desperate to get a run into Bacchanal before the King George. There are really only three opportunities ā the Hennessy, a long distance hurdle on the same card and the Rehearsal Chase at Chepstow the following week,ā he said.
