A Golden finish for Hobbs.MONKERHOSTIN ENSURES HOBBS ENDS SEASON ON A HIGH By Martin Kelly, PA Sport Philip Hobbs and his Somerset yard waited until the final race of the season to net their biggest prize of the campaign as Monkerhostin rolled back the years in the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown. The Minehead handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. has been bereft of major wins this term and had to endure a blank Cheltenham Festival The Cheltenham Festival is the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom and has race prize money second only to the Grand National. , but his old-timer raised spirits with a first win since 2005. Not since the 11-year-old lowered Kauto Star's colours at Exeter in November of that year had Martin St Quinton's veteran scored, although he has run some notable races in defeat including a game second to Kicking King in the 2005 King George King George has referred to many kings throughout history. When used, by Americans, without further reference it most often means George III of the United Kingdom, against whom the Whigs of the American Revolution rebelled. . Sent off a 25-1 for his fourth start of the year and his first since being pulled up at Cheltenham, Monkerhostin travelled beautifully for Richard Johnson in the season's finale. He arrived on the premises jumping the Pond Fence and after challenging two out, stayed on well to hold off the Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls (born Paul Greenhalgh on 12 April 1979) is an English actor. His earliest role was in the BBC drama Earthfasts, but it was his character of Joe Wicks in EastEnders, which he played from 1996 to 1997, that first brought him fame. pair of Royal Auclair and Hoo La Baloo by two and a quarter and two and three-quarter lengths respectively. Hobbs' wife Sarah said: "This fellow had to win today as Philip has been in Punchestown and had a winner and I have been all around the country. It took me 11 hours to get back from Perth yesterday! "We have had an awful season really. We have had over 100 winners and got over pounds 1 million in prize money but have had no big wins." |
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