Coneygree Hennessy bid 'a live possibility' Connections of Coneygree say "things are looking a lot rosier" in his race against time to be fit for the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday week. The Cheltenham Gold Cup winner made an emphatic return to action at Sandown earlier in the month to set him up perfectly for the prestigious Newbury handicap. His participation was thrown into doubt when he spread a plate on Monday morning, but an improvement in his condition meant a shoe was put on the afflicted foot on Thursday in readiness for a Sunday workout. Sara Bradstock, assistant trainer to husband Mark, said: "We've got the shoe on and things are looking a lot rosier. "I'm not promising anything, but it (Hennessy) is now a live possibility. "The bruise has gone, but there is still a chance some pus could come out of the foot. "There is also a chance the bruise could come back after we gallop him. "He'll gallop on Sunday and we'll see how he is after that. "We're not out of the woods yet, but we've made a step in the right direction and if things keep going as they are then hopefully we'll get there."
