Jessies set for Hennessy return Jessies Dream remains on course to make his eagerly-anticipated seasonal debut in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday. The nine-year-old has not been seen in competitive action since going down fighting in last season's RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, but Gordon Elliott's stable star is now ready for a racecourse return. The County Meath handler still harbours Cheltenham Gold Cup ambitions with the Grade One-winning chaser and is excited about his return. "We'll give him a little bit of work and see whether we go for the Hennessy or go to Gowran Park, but we're edging towards the Hennessy. He's in good form and we're very happy with him," Elliott told At The Races. "We had him in Fairyhouse in a schooling race two weeks ago and he went very well. "At home he's one of the best we have. He's exciting and I'm looking forward to getting him back on the track." Another with Cheltenham on his radar is Mount Benbulben, who returned home sore after being beaten by Boston Bob at Navan in December. "He's going to go straight to the Albert Bartlett," Elliott added. "He pulled a muscle in Navan and he was lame afterwards, but he's fine now and is jumping out of his skin. "He's a proper horse and he won't be too far away (in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle)."
