China among 19 Hennessy decs China Rock is a surprise acceptor after 19 horses were declared this morning for the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday . Mouse Morris' charge was ruled out yesterday after a minor setback but the Dessie Hughes-trained Rare Bob is the only defector at the final declaration stage. Nicky Henderson has declared Barbers Shop (Andrew Tinkler) with Barry Geraghty switching to China Rock. The presence of Denman as top-weight means just seven horses are in the handicap proper on Saturday. Mouse Morris said: "I declared China Rock just to see what would happen, but at the minute it's 50-50 he'll run," said the County Tipperary handler. "It's only a minor problem and he's improved since Wednesday, but we're still undecided if he'll actually run or not."
