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Bobs Worth is 8 years-old. He’s had 12 starts. He was 2nd on his debut in a bumper, since when he has been beaten just twice, at Kempton and Ascot – 2 races in a row during season 11/12, when NJH has always been adamant the horse was not right.
He’s unbeaten in 5 races at Cheltenham. He’s the first since Flyingbolt to win 3 different races at the Festival. He jumps, stays and has a dose of speed (he short headed Cue Card over 20f at Newbury). These facts alone prove him an exceptional horse.
He is with arguably the best Festival trainer of modern times.
The only potential downside from an ante-post viewpoint is that he does not appear to be the easiest horse to train. He ran just twice last season. In that 2011/12 season, after his RSA win, Henderson said:
"I wasn´t happy with him at any stage. It has been a torrid time with him. I thought we would never get him here. I´d be tempted to be leaving it alone now as it has been a struggle. He could come back as a really good horse next year."
I thought he looked a bit ring rusty in this year’s Gold Cup, and I’m pretty sure NJH will try and give him a slightly busier prep this time. I saw none of the 6/1 after his GC victory but took what I could of the 5/1 (some of the best ante-post value you will ever get is in the few minutes after the end of a Festival race when Bookie’s reps are under huge pressure to get their prices in front of the TV boys – I remember Betfred going 9s Denman for the GC after his RSA win).
I’ve continued backing him at 3s despite those slight reservations about training issues (I believe it was mostly the ground that kept him in his box last season). If he lines up, he should be no more than 6/4.
Excellent stuff.
Although several horses have won the Gold Cup without a run that calendar year, i think Bobs Worth was the first since Bregawn to win the Hennessy and the Gold Cup in the same season. RSA Chase, Hennessy and Gold Cup is an awesome achievement in twelve months.
Haydock might be an option but i wouldn’t be sending him to Newbury off top weight.
Didn’t that lesser known horse called Denman win the RSA, Hennessy and Gold Cup within 12 months too???? Denman also won the Lexus and the Aon chases between the Hennessy and Gold Cup too. They won the Hennessy off similar ratings too (Denman 161 to BW 160).
Interesting to see how Bobs runs at Haydock hope he runs well.
