Sackville among Hennessy top weights

Sackville has been given 11st 11lbs after the publication of the weights for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup today.

Frances Crowley`s gelding is among 88 entries for the contest to be run at Newbury on December 1st.

The winner of the Peterhouse Group Charlie Hall Chase is one of seven Irish possibles for the Stg#100,000 prize.

Ad Hoc is 7-1 favourite with the Tote in his bid to make amends for his fall in the Newbury feature last season.

The seven-year-old came down at the fifth last fence when 7-1 third market leader for the three-and-a-quarter mile handicap last November won by King`s Road.

He carried the minimum weight of 10st that day and only has 10st 8lb for this year`s renewal.

The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding ended the last campaign on a high with victory in the Whitbread Gold Cup.

He is set to make his seasonal debut in the Badger Brewery Handicap Chase at Wincanton on Saturday in which he fell at the final fence 12 months ago when looking the likely winner.

Last season`s champion owner, Robert Ogden, has a strong hand in the Hennessy even though top-weight Fadalko is under a cloud following a heavy defeat at Exeter on Tuesday.

Marlborough has 11st 8lb to carry, with Ad Hoc on 10st 8lb and Kingsmark - favourite when finishing sixth in the race last year - 10st 7lb.

Hati Roy (9-10) is the most likely of Henrietta Knight`s three entries to take their chance in the Hennessy.

The Wantage trainer has not ruled Lord Noelie out of the Newbury showpiece although the 2000 Royal & SunAlliance Chase winner is also set for the Edward Hanmer on Sunday week as long as he shows no after-effects from his fall at Wetherby last Saturday.

Be My Manager (9-6) is set to miss Newbury following his disappointing reappearance at Cheltenham last week when he was pulled up.

Coral make the Martin Pipe-trained Shooting Light (9-10) their favourite at 8-1 with Ad Hoc at 9s.

Coral bet: 8-1 Shooting Light, 9-1 Ad Hoc, Streamstown, 10-1 Frantic Tan, Carbury Cross, 12-1 Foxchapel King, 14-1 Commanche Court, Behrajan, Fulip, Take Control, 16-1 Moral Support, Arctic Copper, Goguenard, What`s Up Boys, See More Business, 20-1 bar.

Tote bet: 7-1 Ad Hoc, 8-1 Sackville, 10-1 What`s Up Boys, Montifault, 12-1 Marlborough, Shooting Light, 14-1 Lord Noelie, See More Business, Commanche Court, Shotgun Willy, Manx Magic, 16-1 Moscow Express, Foxchapel King, Kingsmark, Fulip, Behrajan, Hindiana, Frantic Tan, Streamstown, Somemanforoneman, Be My Manager, Grey Abbey, Cimmarone Cone, 20-1 bar.