1986 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Handicap Chase

[@tadhgcomhaltas]

Awesome race! All the big chasers of that great era in it

[@uhegbu]

+edward mercer The winner was ridden by future National Hunt trainer, Paul Nicholls.

[@EddieCr]

I was on the grey Two Coppers at 66/1 in this £1e/w he was a very smart novice chaser but plagued by leg trouble and this was 1 of very few times on the track for him but it proved just how good he still was as if im not mistaken he was a 10 or 11yo in this and having his first run for several years. Although I always liked Playschool I have never quite forgive him for outstaying the grey.

[@silenusut]

Can’t say that they would have won, however, the grey in 2nd place, Two Coppers, had jumped beautifully - hadn’t been touched by his jockey. Then they made a hash of the penultimate fence, and everything changed for the partnership.

[@uhegbu]

Charter Party who would win the big Cheltenham equivalent less than two years later ran in this race a year earlier, won by Galway Blaze. This winner was ridden by Paul Nicholls who would train the great Denman to Hennessy greatness two decades later.

[@leroyjoseph6896]

Māori venture would win the grand national the following April

[@december2364]

I'm pretty sure I backed Charter Party in this one. Was never that good at picking winners over the jumps.