• Bobs Worth holds off stablemate Simonsig
• Sprinter Sacre set to return to action at CheltenhamBobs Worth made a stunning return to the winner’s enclosure in a hurdles race at Aintree in which he outbattled his more fancied stablemate Simonsig. The winner,whose most recent British success had been in the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 2013, looked a spent force in his three races final winter but will now demand consideration in the Hennessy Gold Cup at the end of this month.It’s been a long way back for both of them from the wilderness, or ” said Nicky Henderson,who trains the pair at his Lamourn yard, “but we’ve made a bit of progress. We’re delighted with both of them, and obviously. They’re a bit more than halfway back.
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Source: theguardian.com