Hobbs takes Haydock double

Philip Hobbs may have drawn a blank at the Cheltenham Festival but he has his string in tremendous heart and advertised the fact yet again with a double at Haydock.

Fresh from a five-timer on Tuesday and a Chepstow double on Wednesday, the Minehead trainer was on the mark with two odds-on scorers, Spanish Conquest (4-5) and Prince Taime (4-7), both ridden by promising young jockey Rhys Flint.