Geraghty: Bobs worth place in Gold Cup market

Jockey Barry Geraghty believes Hennessy Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth deserves to be the ante-post favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 - 00:00
Colin Wilson

Last season’s RSA Chase winner, trained by Nicky Henderson, turned in a virtuoso display when defeating Tidal Bay by three and a quarter lengths at Newbury on Saturday.

Geraghty said: “The only concern I had was traffic and congestion (in a big field), but he took to it.

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