Nicky Henderson has seven Paddy Power Gold Cup entries

Nicky Henderson is responsible for seven of the 49 entries for the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on November 16.

O'Neill added: "It will probably be a bigger field in the Paddy Power and I don't know if that will suit him, but Richie McLernon gets a good tune out of him and rides him well. "We will go there hopeful, but that's as confident as you could be because it is always a very hot race and you have got to have a lot of luck in running." David Pipe sent out Great Endeavour to win the 2011 Paddy Power Gold Cup, while his father Martin trained a record eight winners of the race. There are four entries from Pond House this year, headed by Dynaste who is the 5/1 favourite with the sponsors. The seven-year-old demonstrated high-class form in novice company last season, winning four of his five starts including the Grade One Feltham Novices' Chase at Kempton Park. He was also successful in Grade Two events at Newbury and Aintree, while he opened his chasing account with a victory at Cheltenham. His only reversal came at The Festival, when he was runner-up to Benefficient, another Paddy Power entry, in the Grade Two Jewson Novices' Chase. Pipe is also responsible for the 8/1 second favourite Ballynagour, plus Grands Crus and Salut Flo. Benefficient is one of 11 Irish-trained entries, with other leading contenders including Marito, one of four entries for Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins, and Realt Dubh, one of Noel Meade's two entries. Paul Nicholls enjoyed his first Paddy Power Gold Cup victory in 2012 with Al Ferof and has six entries to choose from this year headed by Unioniste, successful in last season's December Gold Cup at Cheltenham, and Rolling Aces, who was a progressive novice last season. Nigel Twiston-Davies is the most successful current trainer in the Paddy Power Gold Cup with three victories and he has made two entries - Astracad, who was runner-up to a potentual November rival in Conquisto in the Grade Two Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Saturday, and the useful novice Double Ross. Another local trainer is Martin Keighley and he is likely to bid for the biggest success of his career so far with Champion Court, who has scored twice in Grade Two company at Cheltenham. Weights for the Paddy Power Gold Cup will be revealed next week.