Richard Hobson is a trainer that I have a lot of time for. He always gets the best out of his small string and he is always willing to share information with journalists about the well-being of his horses and their big-race targets. He places his horses well too, even if it means going to the other side of the English Channel in search of better prize money.
Hobson’s stable star FUGITIF is due to make his seasonal debut a week from tomorrow in the highly-competitive Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham’s November meeting.
This eight-year-old gelding ticks a lot of boxes for this contest, notably he has strong form over the course and distance of the race. Furthermore, Fugitif is very likely to get his favoured soft or heavy ground because plenty of rain has fallen on the course over the past fortnight and more is forecast throughout next week.
This horse goes well fresh and his handler, who trains locally near Cheltenham, is convinced this formidable looking 17.2
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