BEEFY BETS ON HENNESSY Beef Or Salmon is all the rage with bookmakers as the exciting seven-year-old bids to maintain his unbeaten record over fences in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday, writes Alan Magee.The Michael Hourigan-trained gelding was well-supported with both Paddy Power and Cashmans for the three miles Grade 1 event, and is a top-priced 6/4 with the Cork firm.Cashmans representative Joseph Burke said, `We laid bets of 4,000 euro and 1,000 sterling at 7/4 on Beef Or Salmon, and have been forced to cut him to 6/4. We also laid a bet of 2,000 euro on Florida Pearl at 9/2, and he is now a 7/2 chance.`Full betting on Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup:Powers: 5/4 Beef Or Salmon, 7/2 Colonel Braxton, 4 Florida Pearl, 5 Harbour Pilot, 13/2 Rince Ri, 33 Macs Gildoran, 40 Be My Belle.Cashmans: 6/4 Beef Or Salmon, 3 Colonel Braxton, 7/2 Florida Pearl, 5 Harbour Pilot, 11/2 Rince Ri, 33 Macs Gildoran, 40 Be My Belle.Le Coudray is now odds-on with both Irish firms for theDr P J Moriarty Novice Chase, 4/5 (from evens) with Powers and 8/11 (from 4/5) with Cashmans.Alan Magee
