Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Betting Tips

The antepost favourite for Saturday's big race at Newbury has controversially been withdrawn, leaving price-hunting punters in disarray. Bookmakers across the country have made a mint on Star De Mohaison, owned by Sir Robert Ogden and trained by Paul Nicholls. Ladbrokes, VC Bet and Coral were all anticipating significant losses had the five-year old won at Newbury on Saturday. Now, the betting market is looking extremely lively for the Hennessy, with State Of Play and Turpin Green jostling for favouritism, as punters look to win back their losses on Star De Mohaison. Elsewhere, outsider Preacher Boy looks to be the antepost steamer, with the Newbury ground being declared good-to-soft, soft in places. The RJ Hodges trained horse suits good-to-soft ground and was clearly impressive on the left-handed course at Wincanton at the start of the month and should go well in the same direction on Saturday. The only concern is his experience over fences, but many lingering doubts were dispelled when he saw off more experienced chasers Nil Desperandum and Iris Bleu with ease. 25-1 is available SportingOdds - take this each way.Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, Newbury, Saturday 25th November, 2.40pm, Channel 4 State Of Play 6/1 Turpin Green 6/1 Cornish Rebel 8/1 Montgermont 8/1 Idle Talk 12/1 Juveigneur 12/1 Distant Thunder 14/1 Southern Vic 14/1 Vodka Bleu 14/1 Commercial Flyer 16/1 Copsale Lad 16/1 Presenting Express 16/1 Ardaghey 20/1 Innox 20/1 Parsons Legacy 20/1 Bannow Strand 25/1 Bothar Na 25/1 Preacher Boy 25/1 Homer Wells 33/1 Keltic Bard 33/1 Napolitain 33/1 Omni Cosmo Touch 33/1 Ross Comm 33/1 Fundamentalist 40/1 Kasthari 66/1 (odds from Sportingodds)