Listener takes Hennessy honours

Racing/Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup: The Listener and Daryl Jacob exorcised the ghosts of last year's near-miss with a splendid …

Racing/Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup: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 this afternoon.

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.

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