Gold Cup win for the The Listener

The Listener and Daryl Jacob exorcised the ghosts of last year’s near-miss with a splendid front-running display in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

Caught close home by Beef Or Salmon 12 months ago, the pair made no mistake this time with a brilliant round of jumping.

As challengers queued up turning into the straight, the Robert Alner-trained winner began to power away again, leaving Turko a well-beaten second, just ahead of Snowy Morning.