Noelie heads Hennessy weights A total of 16 horses were today confirmed for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.They include leading market fancies Montifault, Ad Hoc, What`s Up Boys, Shooting Light, Take Control, Streamstown and Behrajan.The top weight Marlborough, trained by Nicky Henderson, has been taken out so Lord Noelie, from the Henrietta Knight stable, will now head the weights.Henderson revealed that Marlborough had been taken out of the race after being discovered this morning to have a trapped epiglottis.The rare condition was found only when the nine-year-old was routinely scoped this morning after pleasing in his recent work.He will have to undergo surgery and could also miss the Pertemps King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.'It`s very, very disappointing - it wasn`t there on Saturday - but he will be back,' said Henderson.
