Hobbs hoping lightning can strike twice in Cesarewitch
The Minehead handler claimed the two-mile-two-furlong showpiece with top hurdler Detroit City last year and he is planning to unleash Arkle Trophy runner-up Fair Along this time.
The five-year-old has already run once on the level in 2007, finishing a creditable second in the Chester Cup, prompting William Hill to make him their 9-2 joint-favourite along with Samurai Way.