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He is having a bad run at the minute.
No winner since the 24th March.
Is there somthing wrong with his string.
I know some of his horses have run OK but a lot are under performing.
He as a couple of fancied runners today at Ascot but am loathe to back his horses at the minuteI’m thinking the same thing about the Donald McCain horses, they’ve had one or two winners but are otherwise having a very quiet time of it recently.
I never understand the gambles on the Hobbs horses in the National. Monkerhostin was backed in from 20’s to about 8’s or 10’s.
The stable doesn’t have the horses they once did and novices don’t seem to progress as expected. A few seasons ago he was having 30 winners in March and April. That’s been steadily dropping and he’s now on 5 for those two months.
Every trainer gets a bug now and again and NI is right.
Quinz was taken out of the Grand National at a late stage with a "bad scope".
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra … t7DaysNews
There may well be a bug going through the yard at the moment. Menorah ran well but a lot haven’t.
Balthazar King may run a better race next year
IF
he misses the Cheltenham Festival and goes there fresh.
Value Is EverythingDon’t think he jumps well enough for the National. Stays well enough in the Cross Country but many of those obstacles don’t have any substance.
Chicago Grey was a terrible selection from Pricewise for similar reasons. Just does not jump well enough
You don’t need to jump well any more. Just isn’t fast enough would be my assessment. You need a Scottish National type for the new national. It’s just a relentless gallop.
Take out the three high profile but difficult to predict Whateley horses – Captain Chris, Wishful Thinking and Menorah – and things have been poor for a considerable time. What’s worse is that there doesn’t appear to be any young stock coming through – results in bumpers and novice hurdles have been pretty abismal. Hard to believe you would be rushing to have a horse with Hobbs given his current results. As for Balthazar King did Dickie Johnson think he was in the Topham?
Don’t think he jumps well enough for the National. Stays well enough in the Cross Country but many of those obstacles don’t have any substance.
Chicago Grey was a terrible selection from Pricewise for similar reasons. Just does not jump well enough
Were you looking at the same race as me Mark?
Balthazar King is one of the best jumpers in the country, only mistake yesterday when tired. He also jumped well (other than diving at the 13th) when winning over conventional fences at Cheltenham in October.Agree about Chicago Grey and said as much in my preview. Winning 4 runner races are poor form guides to winning a Grand National.
Value Is EverythingYou don’t need to jump well any more. Just isn’t fast enough would be my assessment. You need a Scottish National type for the new national. It’s just a relentless gallop.
Not true GD.
Two of the best jumpers going in to yesterdays field were second and third Cappa Bleu, Teaforthree. Winner Auroras Encore made a couple of minor errors, but generally jumped well, as did 5th Rare Bob.
Good jumpers still do exceptionally well in the National GD.
Is it best for poor jumpers to fall?
Or is it best they take energy out of themselves when hitting the fence and eventually pulled up?Value Is EverythingGood jumpers still do exceptionally well in the National GD.
Is it best for poor jumpers to fall?
Or is it best they take energy out of themselves when hitting the fence and eventually pulled up?That’s why BK will never win a National. Has stamina but it takes too much out of him jumping those fences.
As for Hobbs, he appears to have stopped buying the Prescott and other flat cast offs and gone for NH types, but they’re not good enough or don’t progress. Those good Whateley horses mentioned – does anyone know when they’ll run well ? Their form is bizarre.
Something that bothers me about Phillip Hobbs is how few of his stable stars actually survive through to retirement. Of course, the recent tragic loss of Fair Along could have happened to any horse at any time, but the list is quite shocking when you think about it.
The careers of many of those who survived were punctuated by serious injuries. I know that the breed is getting more fragile, but this trend would dissuade me from sending horses to Phillip Hobbs as an owner.
RIP
Rooster Booster
Detroit City
Farmer Jack
Dr Leunt
Fair Along
Featherbed Lane
According To DickSerious Injuries
Lacdoudal
One Knight
Monkerhostin
Fingal Bay
Wellbeing
What’s Up Boys
Massini’s Maguire
Cheltenian
Made In Japan
Copper Bleu
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