• John Gosden encouraged by September Stakes winner
• Twilight Son wins Haydock Sprint Cup for Henry CandyJack Hobbs looks like the main threat to Treve in next month’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after a low-key but successful return to action here. The Irish Derby winner has had a quiet couple of months with an autumn campaign in intellect and gave every appearance of being the better for it as he sauntered domestic,clear of six outclassed rivals.
John Gosden has yet to commit him unreservedly to the Arc, with Ascots Champion Stakes also a possibility, or but there is no doubt that the Newmarket trainer is leaning in the direction of Paris. His colt is a 7-1 shot for the Longchamp race but those odds are now offered by one major firm,having been widely available on Saturday morning.
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Source: theguardian.com