Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup

Last Ran: 29th November 2008

Newbury racecourse is the venue for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, it is one of the UKs finest racecourses with plenty of racedays throughout the year and host to some very prestigious races The Hennessy Gold Cup being one of them.

The race is part of the Hennessy Winter Festival which covers three days of fantastic jump racing.

The horses have twenty one fences to tackle over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs, so great stamina and a good long stride is called for here.

Horses of the highest caliber from all over the country take part in this race and some great super stars of racing have won here including Mill House and Arkle.

This really is one of the highlights of the racing calendar and one that Newbury is very proud of, a firm favourite with the betting public who continue to give the race a massive betting turnover.

Statistics show to look at horses that were placed in their previous race, have a starting price of 10/1 or less and are around 6 or 7 years old.

Plenty of betting opportunities with this race and usually lots of special offers to be had, especially for new customers of the many bookmakers around.

Freebetinfo will have a betting preview of the main contenders of the Hennessy Gold Cup near to race day with all the latest betting odds and course news.

Race Facts
Age Limit	5yo+
Distance	3m2½f
Entrants	Open

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Previous Winners of the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
2008	Madison Du Berlais (FR)	T Scudamore	D Pipe	25/1
2007	Denman	Sam Thomas	P F Nicholls
2006	State of Play	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams
2005	Trabolgan	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2004	Celestial Gold	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2003	Strong Flow	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls

Other Horse Races

Drinmore Novice Chase (30th November 2008)
Hattons Grace Hurdle (30th November 2008)
Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (30th November 2008)
Winter Novices Hurdle (5th December 2008)
Tingle Creek Trophy (6th December 2008)

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