Hennessy living the dream with Heaven Help Us Gowran based trainer Paul Hennessy had a memorable winner in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham last year with the mare, Heaven Help Us, and he is now preparing her for this weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown. Heaven Help Us has two options and could run in the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle and her trainer - better known for his exploits in training greyhounds — is just grateful for the opportunity to take part in these big races. "This is just amazing to get the opportunity to run in some of the races that she has run in. For us it is amazing because we are fans of National Hunt racing going back as far as we were kids even. They are brilliant races but to be involved in them is fantastic," he said. "It is hard to find the words to describe the fact that we have got the opportunity to compete at this level. She is amazing and will give a good account of herself, she always does." Heaven Help Us also holds an engagement in the Grade B mares' handicap hurdle at Leopardstown.
