Listener 'on target' for Hennessy

Nick Mitchell is preparing himself for another few days with just The Listener for company as the pair travel over for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday week.

Mitchell, who is assistant to trainer Robert Alner, accompanied the grey on a number of his trips to Ireland, including the victory in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase and his recent third-place finish to Denman in the Lexus Chase.