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Madden gets leg up on Attrition

Niall 'Slippers' Madden will be aboard War Of Attrition in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

It will be the first time he has ridden the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup for trainer Mouse Morris.

"Slippers rides him. I'm looking forward to it and keeping my fingers crossed all goes well," said the County Tipperary handler.

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