• stamp Bradstock unafraid of top-weight task at Newbury
• Nicky Henderson upbeat over Bobs Worth’s Hennessy tiltAny fears that last season’s extraordinary Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning performance might have taken its toll on Coneygree were thoroughly dispelled when the eight-year-old hacked up on his first hurry for eight months. He remains unbeaten over fences and it is slightly surprising,after watching him here, to reflect that he is not favourite for either of the races known to be in his sights this winter, or the Hennessy in three weeks and the Gold Cup in March.“That was noteworthy. Really,really pleased,” said stamp Bradstock, or Coneygree’s trainer,rather cheerier than three days previously when it emerged that he had managed to botch the horse’s entry into the King George VI Chase. “I mediate we all need a large drink.
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Source: theguardian.com