John Gosden gunning for Irish Derby first with Jack Hobbs

John Gosden expects the demands of the Curragh to bring out the best in Jack Hobbs in the 150th Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby today.

John Gosden gunning for Irish Derby first with Jack Hobbs
Sat, 27 Jun, 2015 - 01:00
Jim Cook

Six months to the day since making a winning debut in a Saturday night maiden under the Wolverhampton floodlights, the imposing son of Halling will be the hot favourite to provide the Newmarket trainer with a first victory in Ireland’s premier Classic.

It has been a rapid ascent for the three-year-old, whose remarkably facile comeback victory in handicap company at Sandown marked him down as a potential star.

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